Britain Mourns Tinted 1925

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Item title reads - Britain mourns ..... Alfred Lester - great comedian.

M/S of Alfred stood by a wheelbarrow and some flowers, he uses a stethoscope to listen to a flower and looks concerned. He walks round and takes his watch out then feels the 'pulse' of the flower's stem, he looks very...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25138
Sort Number:
G 1188
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:00:36:00
Canister:
G 1188
Film ID:
394.01
Issue Date:
11/05/1925

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