"Lights Out" In London 1951

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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...

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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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