British Museum 1976

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Unused / unissued material - Colour material.

London.

Various shots in the reading room of the British Library at the British Museum.

VS of stand and track at Ascot horse race course. Good shots of stands and track.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92706
Sort Number:
UN 4680 M
Time in/Out:
01:32:00:00 / 01:37:57:00
Canister:
UN 4680 M
Film ID:
3413.08
Issue Date:
1976

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  • This clip contains two unrelated passages of footage.

    A clapperboard at 01:13 tells us that the date of filming for the British Museum footage was 29 December 1971.

    A clapperboard for the Ascot part of the clip at 05:54 tells us that the filming date was 9 June 1976.

    jamied 10th Sep 2012

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