Ordnance Factory Cardiff 1951

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Unissued / Unused material.

Royal Ordnance Factory. Cardiff, Wales.

LS workers in ordnance factory. LS part of armoured car. MS big gun. Various shots parts being assembled etc. CU woman worker at machine. LS man working on mechanism for big gun. MS line of armoured cars leaving...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
68674
Sort Number:
UN 2351 D
Time in/Out:
01:20:16:00 / 01:28:57:00
Canister:
UN 2351 D
Film ID:
2553.11
Issue Date:

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