Kite Fishing AKA Kite Fishermen 1956

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Worthing Pier, West Sussex.

Alan Hervey who is over in the UK with the Mapleleaf Four singing group, shows off his hexagonal pink rayon kite - sequence includes Janet McCloud.

M/S various people on the pier at Worthing, including fishermen and children. M/S fishermen winding their...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1207
Sort Number:
CP 088
Time in/Out:
01:28:00:00 / 01:29:41:00
Canister:
CP 088
Film ID:
53.14
Issue Date:
03/09/1956

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