Glut Of Sprats In The Dover Straits 1938

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Deal, Kent.

Various shots of fishermen shaking millions sprats out of a net on the beach at Deal after a mammoth catch. A few people stand around watching the fish being unloaded.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15916
Sort Number:
38/005
Time in/Out:
01:15:43:00 / 01:16:04:00
Canister:
38/5
Film ID:
951.22
Issue Date:
17/01/1938

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