British Legion Muster - Olympia 1938

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Item title reads - British Legion muster at Olympia.

London.

Various shots of men lining up to volunteer for the democratic unarmed police force in Czechoslovakia. They get their papers and are measured for their uniforms. Various shots of them lined up in their uniforms. Various shots...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
18134
Sort Number:
38/081
Time in/Out:
01:57:47:00 / 01:59:03:00
Canister:
38/81
Film ID:
983.39
Issue Date:
10/10/1938

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