Dartmoor Prison 1950

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Pinewood Stock Cans material -

Dartmoor, Devon.

Various shots of the buildings of Dartmoor Prison. Different angles of the jail / gaol.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
91972
Sort Number:
PSC 20 C
Time in/Out:
01:44:52:00 / 01:45:26:00
Canister:
PSC 20 C
Film ID:
3342.07
Issue Date:

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