Joe Beckett 1920-1950

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Description

Joe Beckett. Location of events unknown.

M/S of Joe Beckett sitting in folding chair / camp chair; outside tent; reading a magazine or newspaper.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
75093
Sort Number:
ON 211 A - 1
Time in/Out:
01:14:51:00 / 01:14:57:00
Canister:
ON 211 A - 1
Film ID:
2338.17
Issue Date:
1950

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  • This very short clip is a snippet from the longer clip number 216.21.

    Reducing this clip's rather wide date range of 1920-50, the other clip dates the footage as originating from 1920.

    jamied 7th Oct 2012

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