Donkey derby, Lewes, East Sussex
The young winner of a Donkey Derby being awarded a trophy by a pearly king and queen at the Whitsun fair near Lewes, in 1959.
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The young winner of a Donkey Derby being awarded a trophy by a pearly king and queen at the Whitsun fair near Lewes, in 1959.
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