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London Goes All Festive 1951
Description
London.
GV. South Bank Festival of Britain exhibition. LV. People walking around exhibition. LV. Queue for Dome of Discovery, pan to another queue. SV. Small boy with box camera. CU. Fountain. LV. Crowds in exhibition.
SKID PAN SV. Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Denys Lowson saying...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 47458
- Sort Number:
- 51/040
- Time in/Out:
- 01:35:25:00 / 01:37:02:00
- Canister:
- 51/40
- Film ID:
- 1453.08
- Issue Date:
- 17/05/1951
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