Eastbourne Uxb AKA Eastbourne Unexploded… 1946

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Unissued / unused material.

Eastbourne, Sussex.

Various shots suburban street - all the houses have broken windows. People mill about outside, some sweep broken glass and debris from their garden paths. C/U shaft in street. Various shots of British soldiers filling a sandbags and building...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64637
Sort Number:
UN 1377 C
Time in/Out:
01:46:58:00 / 01:49:35:00
Canister:
UN 1377 C
Film ID:
2199.12
Issue Date:
1946

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