Park At Your Desk! 1958

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Full title reads: "Washington. Park At Your Desk!"

Washington DC, United States of America (USA).

GV Street crammed with cars in Washington (Capitol Building in background).

GV Cars coming towards camera turning corner. Zoom, sign reading "Sorry Garage Full".

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50018
Sort Number:
58/093
Time in/Out:
01:48:09:00 / 01:49:11:00
Canister:
58/93
Film ID:
1557.20
Issue Date:
20/11/1958

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