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G.P.O. Art 1959
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Camera pans across a painting by F.B. Savage of the H.M.T.S. Monarch. This is one of a collection of paintings to be found - not in an art gallery - but at the headquarters of the G.P.O. (General Post Office) in London. Various paintings are shown and one artist is mentioned by name - John Minton.
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Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:26:58:00 / 01:30:00:00
- Canister:
- CP 240
- Film ID:
- 93.12
- Issue Date:
- 03/08/1959
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