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Colin Booth

This relates to the recently signed Treaty of San Stefano which confirmed the terms of peace between Turkey and Russia

an interesting reference to the prospect of a Channel Tunnel sometime in the future

the use of which had been causing the Conservatives so much difficulty during the last couple of Sessions

Contestants in a dance marathon Size:Large: 7 x 5in Colin BoothContestants in a dance marathon, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1930. The girl has fallen asleep. Dance marathons were popular competitions organised in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Contestants attempted to continue dancing for as long as posible in order to win prizes. A 1935 book about the contests, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, written by Horace McCoy, who worked as a bouncer at dance marathons, was made into a successful Academy Award

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