Barclay's Bank AKA Barclays Bank 1937

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Barclays Bank. Location of events unknown.

Various shots of crowds of people collecting cheques and bags of money from bank clerks behind desks. A policeman stands guards. 'Barclays' is written on some of the bags. Looks like some kind of share holders give-away or dividends.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16148
Sort Number:
37/101
Time in/Out:
01:42:30:00 / 01:43:09:00
Canister:
37/101
Film ID:
945.49
Issue Date:
20/12/1937

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