Cotton Mill AKA Production Princess 1948

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Unissued / unused material.

Production Princess beauty pageant at cotton mill in Heywood, Lancashire.

L/S Heywood town. M/S Union Jack flag being hoisted, pan down to man hoisting. M/S flag flying on top of Stanley Mills. C/U headline on newspaper: "Heywood makes History". M/S man...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64918
Sort Number:
UN 2043 B
Time in/Out:
01:09:47:00 / 01:12:39:00
Canister:
UN 2043 B
Film ID:
2242.05
Issue Date:
1948

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