Chacewater 1950

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Chacewater water supply in Devon.

M/S Horse and car (with barrel on top,) approaching camera and stops. M/S driver gets down, takes lead from cart, walks to well, lays down trough from top of well to hole in barrel. M/S Starts pumping water which runs down trough into barrel. C/U Man pumping,...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45071
Sort Number:
NP 311
Time in/Out:
01:18:16:00 / 01:20:02:00
Canister:
NP 311
Film ID:
1377.11
Issue Date:
28/08/1950

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