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Oyster Town Opens Up 1948
Description
Colchester, Essex.
General view of Colchester High Street. Quaint, old street. Various shots of the streets and the people on the streets. Various shots of the people on the street talking. Bus conductors, bus conductor and policeman, two elderly men, etc. They are talking about football -...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 46274
- Sort Number:
- 48/010
- Time in/Out:
- 01:44:58:00 / 01:47:16:00
- Canister:
- 48/10
- Film ID:
- 1420.27
- Issue Date:
- 02/02/1948
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