Holiday News AKA Holiday Scenes - Blackpool 1954

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Blackpool.

GV Blackpool Prom, tower in background. GV Blackpool from the Tower, and nearer shot. SV people on top of tower. SCU man holding small child up to telescope. GV Blackpool from tower. SV people on beach, a man takes off shirt to sun bathe, & SCU. STV girls in sunshine. LV open air...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29604
Sort Number:
54/055
Time in/Out:
01:13:19:00 / 01:13:59:00
Canister:
54/55
Film ID:
174.06
Issue Date:
19/07/1954

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