Housewives Learn To Shoot 1941

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Item title reads - Housewives learn to shoot.

Connecticut, America (USA).

Various shots as the ladies are given a demonstration of how to fire a Thomson gun. Various good shots as they sight along the rifles. Various shots as they fire at the targets on the range.

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39296
Sort Number:
41/076
Time in/Out:
01:40:48:00 / 01:41:32:00
Canister:
41/76
Film ID:
1129.24
Issue Date:
22/09/1941

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