Park Rangers 1959

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Wimbledon Common, London.

M/S of three park rangers looking very smart in bowler hats and tweeds and mounted on horses; they are inspected by the Warden, Lieutenant Colonel Bill Whitehead, who reads instructions to them while his dog sits patiently beside him. The 'Mounted Keepers' ride off...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2574
Sort Number:
CP 258
Time in/Out:
01:08:39:00 / 01:11:16:00
Canister:
CP 258
Film ID:
99.07
Issue Date:
07/12/1959

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