London's Night Lights AKA Londons Night… 1921

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Reel 1. Illuminations in London at night - various companies and theatre shows advertised in lights. Signs include: Sun Insurance Office, Daily Mail and Schweppes. Piccadilly Circus. Lights reflected in Thames. Army Club Cigarettes. Monico. Read Britannia. Bovril. Gordon's...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
70761
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:19:26:00 / 01:30:31:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1621.05
Issue Date:
1921

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