Frank Davis as 'Ben Hur', Accrington Carnival, Accrington

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320813

Reference identifier

HAC-H01-Y52-2412-1

Title

Frank Davis as 'Ben Hur', Accrington Carnival, Accrington

Place

Accrington

Personal names

Frank Davis

General notes

This is a photograph of Frank Davis, who was a well known local character in both sporting and dramatic circles, as Ben Hur, in the procession for one of Accrington's fund-raising carnivals for Accrington Victoria Hospital during the 1920s. Mr Davis later moved to London, and was secretary of the London-Accrington Association until his death in 1963.

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Medium

Postcard

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1920s

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Subjects

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