Women Fair At Womens Fair - Olympia AKA… 1938

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Item title reads - Women fair at Woman's Fair.

Olympia, London.

M/S as curtain goes back on stage and ladies parade out in long old fashioned dresses, crinolines and hats. They are girls who have been picked from factories to model the dresses of famous designers. M/S as the camera...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
18172
Sort Number:
38/088
Time in/Out:
01:31:02:00 / 01:32:06:00
Canister:
38/88
Film ID:
987.37
Issue Date:
03/11/1938

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  • The title should read "Women Fair at Woman's Fair".

    The show was called the "Woman's Fair". It ran from 2-26 November 1938.

    Further footage can be seen in clip 981.34.

    jamied 21st Jan 2013

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