Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 129 1940

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Titles read: "CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF".

Various locations of events.

In Hertford, United States of America, we see various shots of aircraft propellors being made at a plant as part of the 'Go To It' American campaign to produce war supplies for Great Britain.

In Java we...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15732
Sort Number:
PT 547
Time in/Out:
01:51:11:00 / 01:52:57:00
Canister:
PT 547
Film ID:
1206.25
Issue Date:
23/09/1940

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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