Firemen's Hand Pump Record 1968

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No title - Firemen break non-stop hand pumping record of 25 hours. Battersea Park, London.

M/S of firemen setting up Shand-Mason Curricle hand fire pump at Battersea Park, they are dressed in old fashioned fire fighting uniforms and false beards. M/S of the firemen from London Fire Brigade...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56911
Sort Number:
68/078
Time in/Out:
01:24:48:00 / 01:25:46:00
Canister:
68/78
Film ID:
2073.14
Issue Date:
26/09/1968

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