Bembridge - Isle Of Wight 1939

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Full titles read: "BEMBRIDGE - ISLE OF WIGHT"

L/S's and M/S's of a lifeboat being dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20058
Sort Number:
39/059
Time in/Out:
01:27:25:00 / 01:27:49:00
Canister:
39/59
Film ID:
1015.21
Issue Date:
24/07/1939

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