Eastbourne 1946

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Title reads: "Eastbourne".

Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Unexploded German bomb detonated.

Various shots of soldiers erecting sandbag protecting wall. High angled shot looking down shaft dug by soldiers. Various shots of people evacuating their homes. C/U of "unexploded bomb sign"...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44939
Sort Number:
46/002
Time in/Out:
01:13:44:00 / 01:14:34:00
Canister:
46/2
Film ID:
1372.12
Issue Date:
07/01/1946

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