B.S.A. Factory 1956

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Description

Smallheath, Birmingham.

Various shots of the exterior of the B.S.A. factory at Smallheath, Birmingham.

(Orig.Neg.)

Data

Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
82546
Sort Number:
UN 2873 F
Time in/Out:
01:29:57:00 / 01:31:07:00
Canister:
UN 2873 F
Film ID:
2830.22
Issue Date:
1956

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