Meat Millinery 1925

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Item title reads - Meat millinery! Meat porters, by order of Ministry of Health, now have to wear white caps and smocks as aid to cleanliness. Smithfield, London.

M/S of the workers stood in their caps and smocks, various shots of them in different styles, they smile and look a bit bashful....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25021
Sort Number:
G 1178
Time in/Out:
01:02:10:00 / 01:02:52:00
Canister:
G 1178
Film ID:
386.03
Issue Date:
06/04/1925

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