Elstree Studios Reconstruction Reel 2 1947

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Boreham Wood, Elstree Studios.

(Reel 2) GVs. Builders at work on new studios. GVs. Nissen huts, formerly occupied by the R.A.O.C. during the war. Signs R.A.O.C. Bison floors being laid. G.Vs. Studios under reconstruction. derelict buildings GV. Studio from the road.

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
77581
Sort Number:
UN 2664 B
Time in/Out:
01:52:10:00 / 01:59:20:00
Canister:
UN 2664 B
Film ID:
2490.30
Issue Date:
1947

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