Junior Fire Brigade 1957

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Manston, Kent.

Various shots show a group of children of American airmen being instructed on fire fighting and fire prevention by one of the airmen. A young girl, Sherry Jones, is shown how to use a foam fire extinguisher. The children see a small fire being put out by a man (Bill Nash), then...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
10983
Sort Number:
CP 119
Time in/Out:
01:35:33:00 / 01:37:23:00
Canister:
CP 119
Film ID:
209.15
Issue Date:
08/04/1957

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