Rush Hour Tragedy 1957

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Oxford Street, London.

GV. Top shot, Oxford Street. GV. Crowded pavements, bus stop as buses go by. SV. Towards, bus queue, rather long one. GV. Bus draws up at stop showing crowded pavement. SLIP PAN. GV. Bus up on pavement and fire tender alongside. AS. Top of bus, pan down to show front...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
32789
Sort Number:
57/049
Time in/Out:
01:07:19:00 / 01:08:44:00
Canister:
57/49
Film ID:
657.06
Issue Date:
17/06/1957

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