Animal Ambulance 1951

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Animal Ambulance - Dumb Friends League. Hammersmith, London.

L/S Dog lying beside road, small group round. C/U Dog (Bob) lying on back, man petting it. C/U Two men standing over dog, talking. L/S Group, animal ambulance pulls up in background, door opens and nurse gets out. M/S Nurse approaches...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45144
Sort Number:
NP 337
Time in/Out:
01:42:38:00 / 01:45:15:00
Canister:
NP 337
Film ID:
1379.27
Issue Date:
26/02/1951

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  • "Our Dumb Friends League" referred to here is what we now know as "Blue Cross".

    "Ambulance pulls up outside animal hospital" - that's on Hugh Street, Victoria, London, and in 2013 is still a Blue Cross animal hospital.

    jamied 19th Jan 2013

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