The Hop Pickers' Army 1930

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Full title reads: "Kent. The Hop Pickers' Army. East Enders 'profit & pleasure' holiday is now in full swing in the hopfields."

Kent.

A man plays a bugle amidst the hop pickers. Various shots of men, women and children from London's East End working in the hop fields. Some of the families...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6438
Sort Number:
30/027
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:03:04:00
Canister:
30/27
Film ID:
723.01
Issue Date:
01/09/1930

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