The Family Navy Prepares 1948

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Full title reads: "THE FAMILY NAVY PREPARES".

Wrexham, Norfolk.

Yachts tied up alongside docks. Small boat launch, it plunges into water. Riggers at work. Riggers tying sails. Women working in linen store. Small gas stoves being overhauled. Frying pans being packed. People packing...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46579
Sort Number:
48/043
Time in/Out:
01:00:26:00 / 01:01:57:00
Canister:
48/43
Film ID:
1430.01
Issue Date:
27/05/1948

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