Girl Police Cyclists 1960

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M/S of a young woman, Patricia Petherwick, walking along the street past some shops; she is quite smartly dressed in a black suit. The commentator asks "Have you ever tried guessing at people's occupations?" She stops at a green grocers with lots of fruit and vegetables displayed outside; a woman comes...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2772
Sort Number:
CP 281
Time in/Out:
01:08:40:00 / 01:10:53:00
Canister:
CP 281
Film ID:
105.07
Issue Date:
16/05/1960

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