Tombstone Canyon - Keep Death Off The Roads 1944-1945

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Title reads: "Tombstone Canyon You - Keep Death off the Roads".

Ministry of Information Government official.

Cartoon.

Lady crossing road almost gets knocked over. Child playing on road gets knocked over by man on bicycle. Man steps off bus, run over by car. Written message...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84267
Sort Number:
45/072 (TRAILERS)
Time in/Out:
01:37:09:00 / 01:38:32:00
Canister:
45/72 (TRAILERS)
Film ID:
2919.25
Issue Date:
06/09/1945

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