Needles Lighthouse 1948

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Needles lighthouse.

Three lighthouse keepers keep watch. Solent, off Isle of Wight.

Various shots as the boat with one relief lighthouse keeper and more food arrives at the Needles. L/S of the keeper who is going home, he waves from the top of the lighthouse. M/S as new keeper climbs...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44662
Sort Number:
NP 217
Time in/Out:
01:36:39:00 / 01:37:44:00
Canister:
NP 217
Film ID:
1357.22
Issue Date:
08/11/1948

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