Alfie And The Camera 1945

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London.

Small boy ("Alfie") crawling among pigeons in Trafalgar Square. Boy taking photographs of the pigeons with small box camera.

Boy walks to lake and tries to take picture of swan. Several good shots of the swan.

Group of people sunbathing, sitting on deck chairs and...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45267
Sort Number:
NP 061
Time in/Out:
01:24:04:00 / 01:27:49:00
Canister:
NP 61
Film ID:
1384.12
Issue Date:
12/11/1945

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