Floral Police Station 1957

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Belgravia, London.

M/S of the doorway to Gerald Road police station with the traditional police lamp outside. M/S of a poster advertising the police force, it has a picture of a smiling policeman holding a booklet saying 'A career with the Metropolitan Police'. Above it is the slogan 'There's...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2159
Sort Number:
CP 146
Time in/Out:
01:14:23:00 / 01:15:23:00
Canister:
CP 146
Film ID:
67.06
Issue Date:
14/10/1957

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