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"Kill That Rat" Week 1919
Description
Item title reads: "London - Kill That Rat! - Government asks everyone to assist during "Rat Week" to exterminate this dirty, disease carrying, destructive pest".
London.
CU. Live rat held in man's hand by its tail. CU. Rat in field.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Bond
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 30118
- Sort Number:
- G 0608
- Time in/Out:
- 01:52:08:00 / 01:53:10:00
- Canister:
- G 608
- Film ID:
- 198.39
- Issue Date:
- 20/10/1919
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