Cultivating The Downs Issue Title - Ups… 1940

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L/S's of the rolling downs of Sussex. M/S of elderly man walking in field. Several shots a large gyro tractor at work clearing rough ground. Good shots of two shire horses and a farmer ploughing the newly cleared land. L/s of tractor also ploughing field.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43052
Sort Number:
NSP 244
Time in/Out:
01:05:44:00 / 01:06:51:00
Canister:
NSP 244
Film ID:
1298.04
Issue Date:
05/11/1940

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