Photo Finish 1948

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Photo finish camera, London.

Various shots of trainee operator learning how the cameras used at races courses work. An instructor in a white coat demonstrates with model race course with moving horses. He shows the trainee various bits of machinery. The trainee stands behind board and presses...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44833
Sort Number:
NP 220
Time in/Out:
01:11:30:00 / 01:12:53:00
Canister:
NP 220
Film ID:
1369.09
Issue Date:
29/11/1948

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