Would You Believe It? No. 6 1934

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Titles read: "Would you believe it? No. 6. Queer things the world over."

Various locations of events.

In Surrey we see a female town crier at work (we don't hear her, unfortunately).

In London we see Stratford Common which is only 1 foot square. A commemorative stone marks...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51860
Sort Number:
PSP 831
Time in/Out:
01:15:25:00 / 01:17:10:00
Canister:
PSP 831
Film ID:
1626.11
Issue Date:
08/03/1934

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