Street Market 1940-1949

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Pinewood Stock Can material.

London.

Various shots of women shopping at a market stall selling fruit and vegetables. Other shots of people shopping at other stalls around the street market. The market is in the area around Berwick Street and Peter St. Various shots of supplies being...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92486
Sort Number:
PSC 27 E
Time in/Out:
01:26:59:00 / 01:28:55:00
Canister:
PSC 27 E
Film ID:
3395.07
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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