Radio Controlled Taxis AKA Taxi Sir ? 1950

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Radio controlled taxis. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

M/S Austin taxi travelling towards camera. M/S car stops, driver gets out, walks around taxi, opens door, passengers step out, man pays the driver. M/S driver gets...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
65465
Sort Number:
UN 2235 F
Time in/Out:
01:26:30:00 / 01:28:25:00
Canister:
UN 2235 F
Film ID:
2290.13
Issue Date:
1950

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