Photographer's Half Boat 1937

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Various shots of a seaside photographer. He stands with his camera on the beach. Half a rowing boat is stuck in the beach and he uses it as a background for his shots. A woman comes to have her picture taken. She sits on a chair in the shelter of the boat and the photographer...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41899
Sort Number:
NSP 051
Time in/Out:
01:48:29:00 / 01:48:51:00
Canister:
NSP 51
Film ID:
1234.39
Issue Date:
18/03/1937

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