Nurse Cavell Statue And Covent Garden 1925

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Night scene in Covent Garden, lots of people milling around the street. Statue of Nurse Edith Cavell shot at night with a bright spotlight. Story is incomplete.

Safety print exists.

Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14562
Sort Number:
Unknown
Time in/Out:
01:13:54:00 / 01:15:05:00
Canister:
EP 037
Film ID:
842.08
Issue Date:

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