Long Load Safety 1966

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Hendon, London.

General view of lorry coming round bend on wet surface. Lorry goes into a skid as the trailer jack-knifes. GV. Police officials watching. GV. Another lorry coming round bend, it goes into skid and camera pans with it. CU. Police officials. CU. Policeman looking at device which...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55896
Sort Number:
66/079
Time in/Out:
01:09:06:00 / 01:10:04:00
Canister:
66/79
Film ID:
2009.07
Issue Date:
03/10/1966

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