Heat Wave Scenes 1947

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Heat wave scenes. London.

M/S man seated on park bench sleeping. L/S of the Serpentine. C/U of child seated in deck chair. C/U a thermometer showing the mercury rising.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
66624
Sort Number:
UN 1735 C
Time in/Out:
01:38:23:00 / 01:39:29:00
Canister:
UN 1735 C
Film ID:
2383.12
Issue Date:

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Newsreels
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London Life NBC order

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