Brian Phelps 1960

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Upside-down M/S of three boys standing at the edge of a trampoline; C/U of 16-year-old Brian Phelps standing upside down on his hands on the edge; M/S as he springs into an upright position, turns a somersault and starts to bounce up and down.

More boys and an instructor are standing around...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1643
Sort Number:
CP 307
Time in/Out:
01:43:27:00 / 01:45:55:00
Canister:
CP 307
Film ID:
119.12
Issue Date:
14/11/1960

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