Piccadilly - Stop Press 1966

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Full title reads: "London. Piccadilly - Stop Press".

Piccadilly Circus, London.

Top View of Piccadilly. Pan to show news headlines being flashed in lights.

Inside building men feed paper headlines into the 'Newscaster'. CU of the machinery to power the 'Newscaster' lights...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55362
Sort Number:
66/047
Time in/Out:
01:17:06:00 / 01:17:57:00
Canister:
66/47
Film ID:
1797.10
Issue Date:
12/06/1966

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