Summing Up No. 09 - Reel 2 1948

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Reel 2. Britain: torch brought into Wembley stadium. Flame is lit. Berlin: Olympic stadium stands silent. Shots of war damage to city and people in the streets. Queuing for food and clothes. Top shot of the Berlin Wall. Money changes hands on the black market. Withdrawal of currency. Money being pulped....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84706
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:00:13:00 / 01:07:35:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2945.01
Issue Date:
1948

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