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1929 QUIRKY: "Fishing the mayor" at Lowestoft's Aquatic Gala
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0:29Now PlayingDate: 26th August 1929
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE CARD INFORMATION: Angler v Mayor
ENGLAND: Suffolk: Lowestoft:
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General view of crowd gathered / Mayor of Lowestoft / Mayor of Lowestoft next angler (fisherman) / Mayor of Lowestoft (wearing bathing suit) as dives into pool / Angler fishing for mayor, mayor swimming in pool / Angler and mayor (in one-piece bathing suit) posing for press
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