Paint And Polish 1935

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Item title reads - Paint and Polish. Making Empress of Britain as bright as a new pin.

Southampton, Hampshire.

L/S as the "Empress of Britain" sails past the camera. Various shots of people suspended on seats painting the ship, they look very small beside it. Various shots as they...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12132
Sort Number:
35/100
Time in/Out:
01:15:09:00 / 01:15:58:00
Canister:
35/100
Film ID:
849.05
Issue Date:
16/12/1935

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