Evacuating The Children 1940

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Full title reads: "Evacuating The Children".

VS Good shots including CUs of Salvation army women and policemen helping hundreds of children aboard special trains at the London main line stations. Good CUs of children leaning out of train windows smiling.

GV Children stepping down...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20862
Sort Number:
40/049
Time in/Out:
01:39:01:00 / 01:40:14:00
Canister:
40/49
Film ID:
1047.30
Issue Date:
17/06/1940

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