Quieter London 1950-1969

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Pinewood Stock Cans material -

London.

VS street scenes at night. An ambulance speeds past with its lights flashing. VS day traffic scenes. A steam train passes over a bridge in the background as traffic passes closer to the camera. St Paul's Cathedral is seen in the far distance....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
91113
Sort Number:
PSC 18 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:01:00 / 01:15:00:00
Canister:
PSC 18 A
Film ID:
3281.01
Issue Date:
1950 - 1969

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