News Flashes New Lightweight Motorcycles… 1957

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NEW LIGHTWEIGHT MOTORCYCLES FOR THE POLICE
Hendon, London.
GV. Group of policemen standing beside motorcycles at Police Driving School in Hendon. SV. Policemen grip the handle bars of bikes and mount them. CU. Police Inspector salutes. LV. Policemen on their bikes move off towards camera. LV....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48694
Sort Number:
57/059
Time in/Out:
01:33:51:00 / 01:36:23:00
Canister:
57/59
Film ID:
1493.17
Issue Date:
22/07/1957

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