Parking Problem 1955

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London, England & Milan, Italy.

Air view, traffic on Waterloo Bridge. GV. Traffic in Oxford Street. Back view, traffic jam in Oxford Street. SCU. Cars passing along street. GV. Street scene Milan, Italy, tilt to show entrance to underground car-park. SV. From front of moving car as it enters...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31266
Sort Number:
55/095
Time in/Out:
01:40:41:00 / 01:41:56:00
Canister:
55/95
Film ID:
551.35
Issue Date:
28/11/1955

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  • The car being parked at 00:38 bears the name of "La Settimana Incom", the premier Italian producer of newsreels of the era.

    jamied 8th Sep 2012

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