Post Office Switchboard 1971

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Various shots of a large post office switchboard with telephone girls busy dialling and plugging.

(16 mm. Ekta colour)

Date found in the old record - 01/02/1971.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
86638
Sort Number:
UN 4547 G
Time in/Out:
01:06:30:00 / 01:11:05:00
Canister:
UN 4547 G
Film ID:
3045.02
Issue Date:
1971

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