Floods In Ipswich AKA Suffolk 1939

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Various shots of vehicles making their way through the flooded streets of Ipswich in Suffolk. M/S of the water running off the road way back into the river. Several shots of the local policeman continuing to direct traffic in the midst of the water.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19293
Sort Number:
39/009
Time in/Out:
01:20:52:00 / 01:21:32:00
Canister:
39/9
Film ID:
999.24
Issue Date:
30/01/1939

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