Pittenween Issue Title Is Out And About 1939

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Part of OUT AND ABOUT issue.

Pittenween, Firth of Forth, Scotland.

Item showing life over a weekend in the picturesque fishing village.

Various shots of fishing boats coming into harbour and being unloaded. Seagulls swoop down scavenging for scraps. Various shots of a fish...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42676
Sort Number:
NSP 172
Time in/Out:
01:15:05:00 / 01:16:58:00
Canister:
NSP 172
Film ID:
1276.10
Issue Date:
13/07/1939

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  • "Pittenween" in the title, body text and tags should read Pittenweem.

    jamied 13th Jun 2012

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