British Museum 1938

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British Museum, London.

Several shots of the building of British Museum from the outside. Close up shot of Admiral Nelson's famous Log - Victory's Log Book. A hand turning pages - his handwriting is seen. He describes Battle of Trafalgar there.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42351
Sort Number:
NSP 117
Time in/Out:
01:53:11:00 / 01:53:42:00
Canister:
NSP 117
Film ID:
1256.33
Issue Date:
23/06/1938

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