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A Nation Watches 1951
Description
Full title reads: "A Nation Watches".
London. People wait for news as King George VI has an operation on his lung.
GV Crowds in front of Buckingham Palace. SV Crowds in front of Palace. SV Pressmen sitting and waiting around. CU Camera on ground. SV Pan messenger boy leaving Palace.
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Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 48197
- Sort Number:
- 51/078
- Time in/Out:
- 01:45:48:00 / 01:48:17:00
- Canister:
- 51/78
- Film ID:
- 1475.35
- Issue Date:
- 27/07/1951
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