London AKA Winston Churchill Civic 1939

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Full titles read: "LONDON"

L/S's of crowds listening to Winston Churchill's speech outside the Mansion House. L/S of Churchill at a podium. The commentator says that he calls for the need for national service. M/S's of the GPO (General Post Office) mobile Post Office vehicles on an ARP (Air...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19265
Sort Number:
39/034
Time in/Out:
01:48:47:00 / 01:49:40:00
Canister:
39/34
Film ID:
1007.50
Issue Date:
27/04/1939

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