Very Doggy!! 1940

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Titles read: "VERY DOGGY!!"

Location of events unknown - somewhere in England.

Various shots of girls of the Canine Defence League combing fluffy Samoyed dogs in a garden. Commentator explains that the 'dog wool' goes to make socks for the Forces; the coats of these dogs coats yield...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15740
Sort Number:
PT 550
Time in/Out:
01:10:24:00 / 01:12:18:00
Canister:
PT 550
Film ID:
1208.06
Issue Date:
14/10/1940

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