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Dartmoor Carnival, 1978–84: The Scragg Brothers' Archive

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Dartmoor Carnival, 1978–84: The Scragg Brothers' Archive

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Six years of Dartmoor carnival life shot by brothers Adrian and David Scragg, published now as Adrian keeps a promise to David, who died in 2020. The work spans 1978 to 1984, shot street-style among the crowds of Moretonhampstead's annual event, a tradition now in its 101st year.

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