Smog Detector 1955

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Description

Unissued / unused material.

Smog detector, Westminster, London.

Various shots one male and one female Civil Defence officers demonstrating new invention / device for detecting smog and measuring smog levels.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
79454
Sort Number:
UN 2727 F
Time in/Out:
01:22:53:00 / 01:24:35:00
Canister:
UN 2727 F
Film ID:
2676.12
Issue Date:
1955

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London smog

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