Ymca Tea Car 1940

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Unused / unissued material - location and dates unclear or unknown.

VS Tea and cakes are served to people made homeless by bombing.

VS Postman looks for house which is no longer there. and eventually delivers the letter to the former occupants who are living in their garden air raid...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60399
Sort Number:
UN 0260 B
Time in/Out:
01:38:08:00 / 01:39:39:00
Canister:
UN 260 B
Film ID:
1669.06
Issue Date:

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