Witney - Sheep Shearing - Extra! 1969

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Title: "Extra!"

Sheep shearing in Witney, Oxfordshire. Record breaking attempt: firm of blanket makers attempt to turn raw fleece into blankets in fastest time.

L/S of old country house. C/U of sheep in pen. M/S man in mayoral chains, the Chairman of the Urban District Council, gives...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57311
Sort Number:
69/049
Time in/Out:
01:05:36:00 / 01:07:51:00
Canister:
69/49
Film ID:
2211.05
Issue Date:
15/06/1969

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