Burton-On-Trent 1946

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Item title reads - Burton-on-Trent.

Staffordshire.

Elevated shot of the parade in the Town Hall square where the North Staffordshire regiment and the Staffordshire Yeomanry stand to attention. The mayor presents the Freedom of the Borough to high ranking officer. A war veteran watches...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45827
Sort Number:
46/067
Time in/Out:
01:12:35:00 / 01:12:59:00
Canister:
46/67
Film ID:
1408.11
Issue Date:
22/08/1946

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