Manchester 1937

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Description

Full title reads: "Manchester".

Manchester, Lancashire.

VS of Michael Moore - England's oldest man according to the voiceover at 123 - he poses for the camera and lights his pipe.

N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be missing item from 37/22 LNER issue.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84973
Sort Number:
37/022 / UNI GAZ 019
Time in/Out:
01:11:21:00 / 01:11:44:00
Canister:
37/22 / UNI GAZ ROLL 19
Film ID:
2957.11
Issue Date:
18/03/1937

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