Our Democratic King 1914-1918

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Description

Our Democratic King - King George V visits the National Physical Laboratory at Twickenham, Middlesex.

This is duplicate of ON 075 R - see separate record for details.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72281
Sort Number:
ON 078 H
Time in/Out:
01:42:44:00 / 01:43:31:00
Canister:
ON 078 H
Film ID:
1880.46
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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