Nettles 1942

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Nettles.

Northumberland.

The camera pans across people picking nettles for their medicinal purposes. Various shots as some people sting themselves. They walk along pulling a barrow full of nettles. Various shots as they bring in other plants so they can extract the herbs for use in...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49744
Sort Number:
NSP 333
Time in/Out:
01:33:12:00 / 01:34:44:00
Canister:
NSP 333
Film ID:
1550.17
Issue Date:
17/08/1942

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