Nothing Daunts The British Workmen 1923

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Item title reads - Nothing daunts the British workmen - painting a flagpole 250 feet above street level is all in the day's work! London.

L/S of the flagpole on top of a tower. M/S from underneath, someone up a ladder waves at someone on a platform. M/S of the man on platform painting the...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23664
Sort Number:
G 0973
Time in/Out:
01:38:28:00 / 01:39:04:00
Canister:
G 973
Film ID:
302.31
Issue Date:
23/04/1923

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