Fisherman - 'no Not Yet' Sign 1937

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A man sits on a seaside pier with a fishing rod by his side. He is quietly enjoying his angling and his line is dangling into the water. A series of boys come up and ask if he has caught anything. He gets more and more annoyed as he tells them no.

CU as he writes...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41897
Sort Number:
NSP 051
Time in/Out:
01:45:16:00 / 01:45:34:00
Canister:
NSP 51
Film ID:
1234.37
Issue Date:
18/03/1937

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