Selected Originals - Princess Opens Flats… 1961

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Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out takes, rushes) for story "Princess Opens Flats" - 61/39.

Similar footage to newsreel story. Various shots of sky rise flats (some are under construction) in Woolwich.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
53533
Sort Number:
61/039 N
Time in/Out:
01:04:04:00 / 01:04:37:00
Canister:
61/39 N (Selected Originals)
Film ID:
1724.04
Issue Date:

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