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The Derby: Coaches, Etc, Through Epsom Town

Red letter day for the Victorian horseracing fraternity and the Surrey town.

Non-Fiction 1899 2 mins Silent

Overview

Victorian Epsom thronging with pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic on the horse-racing fraternity’s red letter day – Derby Day. This footage, a single shot, was produced by the Warwick Trading Company, founded the previous year and a major player the early British film business.