Phew! 1923

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Item title reads - Phew! All Britain sizzles in the torrid sunshine.

Intertitle - 'New records every day at Negretti and Zambra's.'

A man walks up onto a roof and mops his brow, he opens a box. M/S as he checks the thermometers inside. M/S of a sign saying 'Open Air Swimming Pool',...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23878
Sort Number:
G 0998
Time in/Out:
01:48:36:00 / 01:51:35:00
Canister:
G 998
Film ID:
310.32
Issue Date:
19/07/1923

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