Lobster Fishing 1949

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LOBSTER FISHING

Isle of Portland, off Dorset.

Various shots of lobster fisherman, Jack Comben, baiting the lobster pots with Portland stone. Several shots of Mr Comben slinging boat out to sea by derrick. Mr Comben walks to the end of the derrick and slides down a rope into the boat....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34292
Sort Number:
NP 261
Time in/Out:
01:01:28:00 / 01:03:56:00
Canister:
NP 261
Film ID:
1269.02
Issue Date:
12/09/1949

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