Young Empire Builders 1925

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No title - paperwork reads - Young Empire builders. Boy emigrants leave for Australia under "Big Brother" scheme. London.

M/S of a line of young men making their way into a building, they take their hats off as they enter. People stand at the side and watch. M/S from inside as they shake hands...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19929
Sort Number:
G 1239
Time in/Out:
01:22:11:00 / 01:24:03:00
Canister:
G 1239
Film ID:
430.06
Issue Date:
05/11/1925

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