Seamen On Strike 1960

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Item title reads - Seamen on strike.

Southampton, Hampshire.

Various shots of the liner 'Queen Mary' in Southampton. Various shots of deserted decks, with just a few passengers onboard. C/U as a couple look out of the window. M/S British Railway steamers at Southampton. M/S 'Queen...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52744
Sort Number:
60/067
Time in/Out:
01:43:55:00 / 01:45:34:00
Canister:
60/67
Film ID:
1688.22
Issue Date:
18/08/1960

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