Air Raid Gazers

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Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown.

London.

VS of people (some civilians, some in uniform) in and around Trafalgar Square gazing and pointing skywards, presumably during an air raid or because of planes flying overhead.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60307
Sort Number:
UN 0263 B
Time in/Out:
01:25:10:00 / 01:26:13:00
Canister:
UN 263 B
Film ID:
1637.15
Issue Date:

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  • This clip currently has no date range.

    However at 00:20 we see a poster for "National War Bonds" - this safely establishes that the footage is shot somewhere between 1939 and 1945.

    jamied 26th May 2012

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