"Amy's" Homecoming 1930

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Full title reads: "Yorkshire. 'Amy's' Homecoming - Hull turns out in excited thousands to cry - 'Jolly Well Done" to its now World Famous Daughter."

Hull, Humberside.

A crowd has gathered to greet female aviator Amy Johnson as she lands her plane. Local dignitaries go forward to greet...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
6383
Sort Number:
30/022
Time in/Out:
01:20:17:00 / 01:24:05:00
Canister:
30/22
Film ID:
719.12
Issue Date:
14/08/1930

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