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Prison Bird Sanctuary 1967
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Portland, Dorset.
Various shots show a young girl walking along a cliff side path to the Verne Prison; she hands a box containing a sea bird covered with oil to the warder at the door; he hands it to a prisoner through another door. The prisoners seen in this story wear black eye masks as "For...
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- Time in/Out:
- 01:55:27:00 / 01:58:22:00
- Canister:
- CP 652
- Film ID:
- 411.10
- Issue Date:
- 22/06/1967
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- Borstal Royal Navy, Dorset White Cliffs of Dover
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