Boy Weight Lifter 1954

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Kent.

LS. Gymnasium, men lifting weights. MS. Man lifting weights. MS. Man lifting up weights. MS. Man lying on floor lifting weight. CU. Man lifting weight above head. MS. Man with dumbbell in hands lifting them up. MS. Mick Scholfield and young Andrew Crosse (boy is 10) sitting down in gym....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44363
Sort Number:
NP 489
Time in/Out:
01:03:38:00 / 01:05:15:00
Canister:
NP 489
Film ID:
1345.03
Issue Date:
25/01/1954

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  • This appears to be a video about dogs who are trained to be film stars? :)_

    TheWayWeWere 12th Mar 2013

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