Nursery Days! 1939

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Titles read: "NURSERY DAYS!"

Deptford, London.

Brief shot of mothers and toddlers walking across the playground of the Rachel Macmillan Nursery School in East London. Various shots of the children, all aged between 2 and 5 years, washing their faces, brushing their teeth, taking baths,...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41021
Sort Number:
PT 491
Time in/Out:
01:48:32:00 / 01:50:49:00
Canister:
PT 491
Film ID:
1190.26
Issue Date:
21/08/1939

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