Washing Day! 1935

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Titles read: 'Washing day!'

United States of America.

Various shots show a woman pegging out long johns, bloomers and other washing on a rotary drier in her back yard. She switches on the motor and the dryer starts spinning around at quite a speed.

We then see some little...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52075
Sort Number:
PSP 876
Time in/Out:
01:11:24:00 / 01:12:20:00
Canister:
PSP 876
Film ID:
1640.07
Issue Date:
17/01/1935

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