Science V Fire 1960

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Duplicate copy of part of item 1696.08 - this version on cricket tapes - not sure why.

Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
93217
Sort Number:
60/091
Time in/Out:
01:08:25:00 / 01:10:15:00
Canister:
60/91
Film ID:
3456.06
Issue Date:
1960

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