Books For The Brave - Donate 1944

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Title reads: "Books for the Brave - Donate".

Ministry of Information Government official.

Location unspecified.

Man reading 'Brief Blooming Flower of Passion' and feeling discontented, man at full book case, people with tables piled with books, people packing books, packages...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84256
Sort Number:
44/078 (TRAILERS)
Time in/Out:
01:20:03:00 / 01:22:03:00
Canister:
44/78 (TRAILERS)
Film ID:
2919.14
Issue Date:
02/10/1944

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