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Coventry The Martyred City 1940
Description
Title missing: "Coventry".
Coventry, East Midlands.
VS of the complete desolation and the still smouldering ruins of Coventry, incl. shots of ruined shops, homes and the Cathedral. People walk amongst the rubble some are working to clear up, others are damping down fires.
MS...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 21257
- Sort Number:
- 40/094
- Time in/Out:
- 01:35:26:00 / 01:37:12:00
- Canister:
- 40/94
- Film ID:
- 1061.30
- Issue Date:
- 21/11/1940
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