Britain Goes Dry! 1934

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Full title reads: "Nr. Wantage. Britain Goes Dry! Water famine becomes a really serious problem in rural England."

East Challow, Near Wantage, Berkshire.

People stand around a traditional Village water pump. A young boy is pumping but no water is forthcoming. A woman examines the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
8458
Sort Number:
34/002
Time in/Out:
01:52:28:00 / 01:53:45:00
Canister:
34/2
Film ID:
771.34
Issue Date:
04/01/1934

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