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"Lights Out" In London 1951
Description
Full title reads: "'Lights Out' In London".
London. Illuminated Neon lights are turned off due to fuel shortages.
Various shots of lights being switched on in Piccadilly in 1949 - large crowds celebrate.
SV Building in Piccadilly with signs off. Angle shot man dismantling...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 46734
- Sort Number:
- 51/004
- Time in/Out:
- 01:47:20:00 / 01:48:02:00
- Canister:
- 51/4
- Film ID:
- 1433.19
- Issue Date:
- 11/01/1951
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