Stiltmen AKA Stilt Men 1949

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Stilt men hop picking at Hermitage Farm, Barming, Kent.

C/U base of stilts walking along. Various shots of men on stilts at work hop field in Spring. They walk on stilts so they can tie strings between tall poles that will support the hop vines when they grow over the summer months. Women...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44898
Sort Number:
NP 249
Time in/Out:
01:08:09:00 / 01:09:12:00
Canister:
NP 249
Film ID:
1371.06
Issue Date:
20/06/1949

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