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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

1156

Title

REDDISH CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S MAY QUEEN FESTIVAL MAY 13th 1933

Producer

Preston Brothers

Date

1933

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

17 mins 52 secs

Description

May Queen festival celebrations in Reddish on May 13th 1933. The procession starts from Gorton Road and includes shots of the Adelaide Street Prize Jazz Band from Bolton and the Newton Social Jazz Band from Hyde. The May Queen (Miss Doris Tidswell) and her retinue parade through the streets with various fancy dress competitors and a selection of carnival floats.
[The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

 

 



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