SO THIS IS INDIA - ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE [Allocated Title]

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Object description

Additional footage for ABY 73 'So This Is India'.

Full description

Medium-distant shot of men loading a Bedford lorry. The lorry drives away with men waving. Close-up on the driver leaning out of his cab to look backwards. The lorry drives along a road with a turreted building in the background. Indian locals walking on the verges. Close-up on men by the lorry. A man mopping his brow.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company)
Lang, T W (Production individual)
Production date: 1945-01-12
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: ABY 74

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