Polling Day In Glasgow 1940-1949

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Polling day in Glasgow.

M/S of woman walking into polling station. M/S of servicemen talking to elderly man in kilt outside polling station. Various shots of the elderly man talking to people. Shots people entering...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
75555
Sort Number:
UN 1417 C
Time in/Out:
01:17:23:00 / 01:19:15:00
Canister:
UN 1417 C
Film ID:
2076.03
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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  • shots of Scots, nurses and eldery going to vote

    Jim Anderson 5th Sep 2012

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