Spastic Children's Christmas Party 1957

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Various shots children with cerebral palsy listening to music, some of them playing triangles, and banging tambourines, Christmas tree in background. (Nat. sound). Various shots of children singing "Away in a Manager". (Nat. sound).

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jane
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84472
Sort Number:
UN 3178 C
Time in/Out:
01:19:29:00 / 01:24:37:00
Canister:
UN 3178 C
Film ID:
2932.10
Issue Date:
1957

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