Welsh National Eisteddfod 1928

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Ceremony on a hilltop as part of the Welsh National Eisteddfod.

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Various shots of a ceremony on a hilltop involving numerous people in Druid-style costume - presumably part of the ancient Bardic rites of the Eisteddfod festival. M/S of a man blowing on a bugle....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
34998
Sort Number:
G 1527
Time in/Out:
01:07:40:00 / 01:08:25:00
Canister:
G 1527
Film ID:
738.03
Issue Date:
09/08/1928

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