Woman Restoring Cottage 1940

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Woman restoring cottage.

Kent.

M/S of very picturesque thatched cottage in Kent. A woman mixes cement and climbs up ladder to patch up holes in the walls. Good shots as she works. M/S's as she puts tiles down side of roof.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42968
Sort Number:
NSP 226
Time in/Out:
01:13:20:00 / 01:14:10:00
Canister:
NSP 226
Film ID:
1292.09
Issue Date:
01/08/1940

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