Our Democratic King 1917

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Our Democratic King - visit to National Physical Laboratory at Twickenham, Middlesex - 1917.

Crowd on street waving handkerchiefs; cheering; as King George V's car drives up. King gets out, meets several men; shakes hands; etc. GV King and others walking across yard; around building. King standing...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72255
Sort Number:
ON 076 O
Time in/Out:
01:14:41:00 / 01:15:49:00
Canister:
ON 076 O
Film ID:
1880.20
Issue Date:
1917

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