Mussels 1952

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Brancaster, Norfolk.

M/S fishermen taking tackle off cart. Various shots men picking mussels from sea bed at low tide. M/S pony waiting with cart. C/U fisherman scraping mussels. The mussels are then sieved and put into baskets. M/S seagulls settling on disturbed seabed. M/S fisherman putting...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43426
Sort Number:
NP 430
Time in/Out:
01:02:36:00 / 01:03:32:00
Canister:
NP 430
Film ID:
1311.03
Issue Date:
08/12/1952

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