P.P.P. - A Study Near Beckenham 1929

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Near Beckenham. A story about "Picturesque Petrol Pumps".

Via an intertitle the question is asked: "Why shouldn't a filling station look like this?" Followed by a shot of a pagoda style building with an ornamental garden where cars are pulling in to buy petrol. Fantastic! A smartly dressed...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14598
Sort Number:
EP 044
Time in/Out:
01:51:17:00 / 01:53:04:00
Canister:
EP 044
Film ID:
844.18
Issue Date:
02/09/1929

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