Young Children Impersonate Old Age Pensioners 1955

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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Somewhere in Britain

Various shots of young children impersonating old age pensioners, sitting in easy chairs, reading newspapers, doing the crossword, smoking cigar, on the telephone.

Note: "Date received"...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
68699
Sort Number:
UN 2881 B
Time in/Out:
01:35:59:00 / 01:36:54:00
Canister:
UN 2881 B
Film ID:
2554.15
Issue Date:

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