All Set For Festival 1951

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EXHIBITION SITE READY FOR OPENING

South Bank, London.
GV. Royal Festival Hall and skylon. LV. Skylon. GV. Riverside restaurant. Fountains. SV. Replica of part of Crystal Palace. SV. Dome of Discovery. GV. Angle shot, Hall of Transport. SV. Train outside Hall of Transport. SV. Interior,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
47327
Sort Number:
51/036
Time in/Out:
01:26:51:00 / 01:28:35:00
Canister:
51/36
Film ID:
1447.09
Issue Date:
03/05/1951

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