Fish Art 1960

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Various brilliant M/Ss of Billingsgate Fish Market, London, showing men carrying boxes around on their heads, wheeling barrows, stacking boxes and so on. Some wear the traditional porters' cork hat. Commentator talks of the history of the market.

M/Ss of several pictures hanging on a wall;...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2885
Sort Number:
CP 312
Time in/Out:
01:54:43:00 / 01:56:11:00
Canister:
CP 312
Film ID:
123.21
Issue Date:
19/12/1960

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