The Old Curiosity Shop 1930

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Item title reads - "The Old Curiosity Shop" immortalised by Charles Dickens - "backcloth" for Dickensian Tabard Players' performance on 118th anniversary of birth of great novelist. London.

L/S of the building with 'The old Curiosity Shop' written on the front. The play is being performed...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18827
Sort Number:
G 1684
Time in/Out:
01:34:39:00 / 01:35:31:00
Canister:
G 1684
Film ID:
816.26
Issue Date:
10/02/1930

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