Britain Warms Up 1947

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Full title reads: "Summer At Last - Britain Warms Up". Heat Wave story.

CU a thermometer with the mercury rising.

CU a man in a short sleeved shirt wipes sweat from his brow.

CU of young child in hat.

CU Pigeons drinking from a puddle of water.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40793
Sort Number:
47/044
Time in/Out:
01:36:54:00 / 01:37:38:00
Canister:
47/44
Film ID:
1185.22
Issue Date:
02/06/1947

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