Coventry Tank Week 1914-1918

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Coventry Tank Week - This tank has collected 17 1/4 million sterling in six weeks.

West Midlands.

Fund raising war bond rally in Coventry; with the tank that travels around as a symbol at these events. DS panning over crowd gathered around tank in park.

World War One; home...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72283
Sort Number:
ON 078 J
Time in/Out:
01:44:20:00 / 01:44:51:00
Canister:
ON 078 J
Film ID:
1880.48
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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