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"Sweep Away All Slums!" 1931
Description
Full title reads: "London. 'Sweep away all slums!' Lady Astor M.P. lays foundation stone of model flats for workers."
London.
Lady Nancy Astor MP performs ceremony to lay foundation stone. She makes a speech (mute).
N.B. May be connected with UN 58 A.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 8441
- Sort Number:
- 31/039
- Time in/Out:
- 01:23:27:00 / 01:24:38:00
- Canister:
- 31/39
- Film ID:
- 771.17
- Issue Date:
- 14/05/1931
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