As Hard As Selling Coals To Newcastle? 1932

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Full title reads: "Croydon - As hard as selling coals to Newcastle? Norman Hartnell - famed dress designer - leaves by air with British Mannequins to sell British frocks in Paris - the Home of Fashion!"

Croydon Airport, London

High angle shot of Norman Hartnell and several women gathered...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4766
Sort Number:
32/010
Time in/Out:
01:50:38:00 / 01:51:31:00
Canister:
32/10
Film ID:
661.36
Issue Date:
04/02/1932

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