Atomic Milk 1957

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Windscale and Egremont, Cumberland.

GV. Windscale atomic station, herd of cows which ate contaminated grass are seen in foreground. SV. One of the cows, station in background. SV. Top of atomic tower from which radioactive dust escaped. GV. Farmer Bill Hewitson wearing cap showing a friend...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48990
Sort Number:
57/085
Time in/Out:
01:45:49:00 / 01:47:14:00
Canister:
57/85
Film ID:
1503.32
Issue Date:
21/10/1957

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