Object details

Category
Sound
Related period
1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content)
Creator
IWM (Production company)
IWM (recorder)
Various (interviewee/speaker)
Production date
2001-04-27
Dimensions

whole: Duration 240, Number Of Items 8

Catalogue number
29277

Object associations

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