Car Plant 1950-1959

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Pinewood Stock Can material.

Various shots in a car building factory. Seems to be quite a small scale plant building open topped sports cars. Good tracking shot along the production line. Various shots of parts being carried around factory on overhead lines. (Unable to identify make of car...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
92489
Sort Number:
PSC 28 B
Time in/Out:
01:40:47:00 / 01:42:35:00
Canister:
PSC 28 B
Film ID:
3395.10
Issue Date:
1950 - 1959

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