Speaking Traffic Signals 1949

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Unissued / Unused material.

Speaking traffic signals. EMI factory, Hayes, Middlesex / Greater London.

C/U a traffic light changing from amber to red, speaking apparatus seen fitted at side. C/U another shot of traffic signal. M/S group of people at pedestrian crossing. M/S as man...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64993
Sort Number:
UN 2055 B
Time in/Out:
01:58:50:00 / 02:01:49:00
Canister:
UN 2055 B
Film ID:
2248.22
Issue Date:
1949

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