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MP's Win Mental Patient's Freedom 1956
Description
Various (Cane Hill, Bexley, Darenth Park, Friern Barnet &, Houses of Parliament).
As a part of their campaign against the chaotic lunacy laws, Labour and Conservative MP win the release of woman patient, Mrs Harriet Thornton, from a mental institution. SV. Mrs Thornton with son and uncle walking...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 32144
- Sort Number:
- 56/088
- Time in/Out:
- 01:29:48:00 / 01:31:46:00
- Canister:
- 56/88
- Film ID:
- 599.22
- Issue Date:
- 01/11/1956
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