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Petition Against The High Cost Of Living… 1938
Description
Westminster, London.
Various shots of banners tied to a bus reading "Here Is The Liberal Petition Signed By 800,000 People Asking Parliament To Reduce The Cost Of Living". Brief shots of the stacks of paper that make up the petition being handed over to Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 16281
- Sort Number:
- 38/012
- Time in/Out:
- 01:47:10:00 / 01:47:27:00
- Canister:
- 38/12
- Film ID:
- 953.53
- Issue Date:
- 10/02/1938
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