Irish Sweepstake (1930-1939)

Title missing. Dublin, Eire, Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland. VS a man speaks before the drawing of the Irish sweepstake. Behind him are two rows of women dressed in Roman costume and behind them the great barrel with the tickets in revolves. VS after the barrel has stopped a group of nurses open doors in it and remove winning numbers. They are collected. More numbers are selected by the nurses. The backdrop to the room is of Roman chariot racers. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Draw for the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes - some kind of Lottery Draw. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin