Piccadilly & Coventry Street At Night 1965

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Piccadilly and Coventry street, London.

Various pan GVs around Piccadilly Circus at night with the bright illuminations of Bovril, Schweppes, Coca-Cola, Wrigley's, Lemon Hart. London Pavilion with the film 'Odds against tomorrow' showing star Harry Belafonte. GV elevated view of busy Piccadilly...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
87625
Sort Number:
UN 4004 D
Time in/Out:
01:58:44:00 / 02:01:26:00
Canister:
UN 4004 D
Film ID:
3102.16
Issue Date:
1965

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