Greek Crippled Boy Walks Again 1969

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Slough / Windsor, Berkshire.

Nurse placing x-rays on a light box. X-rays show a pelvis.

VS of disabled Greek boy, Sotiris Athanasiades, in the Nuffield Nursing Home. He receives therapy to get his legs back working again after an operation. C/U of Sotiris' comic books.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
91665
Sort Number:
UN 4480
Time in/Out:
01:56:45:00 / 02:00:00:00
Canister:
UN 4480 C
Film ID:
3324.17
Issue Date:
1969

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