The Herring Harvest 1925

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Item title reads - The herring harvest and annual "invasion" of Scottish Fisher lasses is now in full swing. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

L/S of all the fishing boats in the dock, the camera pans across to men unloading the catch on the harbour. M/S as they swing the baskets off the boats and...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19864
Sort Number:
G 1231
Time in/Out:
01:54:09:00 / 01:57:07:00
Canister:
G 1231
Film ID:
424.26
Issue Date:
12/10/1925

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