Lord Woolton Opens Home 1946

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Unissued / unused material.

Lord Woolton, Chairmen of British Red Cross, opens Hurlingham Convalescent Home, Hurlingham Lodge, London.

C/U sign beside door. M/S Lord Woolton making speech into microphone. M/S crowd of Red Cross nurses, patients and reporters listening. Panning L/S...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
66121
Sort Number:
UN 1547 D
Time in/Out:
01:36:41:00 / 01:38:46:00
Canister:
UN 1547 D
Film ID:
2333.14
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0:010:020:030:04

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