Eyes On The Skies! 1940

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Titles read: "Pathetone Lightens The 'Blackout' With - EYES ON THE SKIES!"

Somewhere in England (exact location of events not specified).

Brief scenic shots of snow-covered countryside. Two men of the Observer Corps trudge through the snow to their post. Several shots of these men...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41448
Sort Number:
PT 517
Time in/Out:
01:41:45:00 / 01:43:14:00
Canister:
PT 517
Film ID:
1198.22
Issue Date:
26/02/1940

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