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This Is London Part 1 1950-1959
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Boats travelling up the Thames with Tower Bridge in the background. The Tower of London, various shots including Traitors Gate. Elizabethan house and Guild Hall with procession of gowns and wigs in the court yard. Man in costume holds Poses, traditionally to ward off the plague. WS the Bank of England....
moreData
- Cataloguer:
- Mike
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 75727
- Sort Number:
- DOCS
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:09:00 / 01:36:25:00
- Canister:
- DOCS
- Film ID:
- 2257.03
- Issue Date:
- 1950 - 1959
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