Operation Pea Harvest 1968

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Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Four men are leaning over a map spread over car bonnet in the dark. They contact a factory and after short consultation 'operation pea harvest' begins. Peas are ripe for harvest for only seven weeks so it is crucial to freeze them fast tells voiceover.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4521
Sort Number:
CP 727
Time in/Out:
01:30:11:00 / 01:34:10:00
Canister:
CP 727
Film ID:
467.04
Issue Date:
28/11/1968

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