Spick And Span 1925

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Item title reads - Spick and span. Finishing touches on Royal yacht "Victoria-Albert" in which His Majesty will cruise and recuperate in sunny Mediterranean.

M/S of the yacht with people working on it. M/S as a chest is carried onboard, the camera pans to follow it up the ramp. M/S of people...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24925
Sort Number:
G 1169
Time in/Out:
01:31:55:00 / 01:33:00:00
Canister:
G 1169
Film ID:
378.18
Issue Date:
05/03/1925

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