Beard Competition - Six Bells Stoke Poges 1969

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Unissued / Unused material -

Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.

GV Exterior, 'Six Bells', public house night, (modern). CU Poster telling that the "Six Bells" is running a beard-growing competition - longest in five weeks. Various shots of competitors having their beards tugged, stroked...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
90907
Sort Number:
UN 4429 B
Time in/Out:
01:54:17:00 / 01:58:25:00
Canister:
UN 4429 B
Film ID:
3269.14
Issue Date:
1969

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