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Beauty Queen Contest AKA Bathing Beauties 1955
Description
Morecambe, Lancashire.
GV. Girls in bathing costumes parading around the Morecambe pool for the Miss Great Britain 1955 beauty contest. CU. Girls walking past camera around pool, & BV. SV. People watching. LV. Girls all lined up ready for judging. SV. Some of the judges - Charles Eade, editor...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 31062
- Sort Number:
- 55/071
- Time in/Out:
- 01:30:55:00 / 01:32:50:00
- Canister:
- 55/71
- Film ID:
- 541.28
- Issue Date:
- 05/09/1955
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