The Grand National

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1780

Date Released

22 Mar 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Free World Answers Challenge
2. 2The Grand National

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

More than 300,000 see Sheila’s Cottage win by one length, first mare to land the National for more than forty years.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing; Women

Library number

16808

Length of story (in feet)

528

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

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Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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