Polio Vaccine Manufactured 1956

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Unissued / Unused material.

Polio vaccine manufacture. Beckenham, Kent.

CU of two girls cutting up monkeys' kidneys. CU of girl (head and hands). CU's virus processing room. CU flask container. CU girls draining off medium. MS infecting with virus. CU of bottle being infected. CU...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
68576
Sort Number:
UN 2851 A
Time in/Out:
01:35:55:00 / 01:37:54:00
Canister:
UN 2851 A
Film ID:
2550.11
Issue Date:

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