Harvesting Hops In Kent 1930

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Harvesting hops in Kent.

Agriculture. Hopping in Kent; c. 1930. Harvest of hop vines to obtain the female flower; called hops; used in brewing beer. Working-class Londoners could have a sort of working holiday in the country by assisting w/ the hops harvest in Kent. Opens w/ shot of oat houses-...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
76629
Sort Number:
ON 338 B
Time in/Out:
01:01:28:00 / 01:07:55:00
Canister:
ON 338 B
Film ID:
2420.02
Issue Date:
1930

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