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  1. Royal Auction

    Date released
    8 Oct 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1583A
    NoS ID
    023256
    Story no
    1 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Auction. DESCRIPTION: Furniture and works of art from Marlborough House, formerly the property of the late Queen Mary, have been up for auction at Christie’s in London. Interest...

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  2. Wonderful Escape

    Date released
    8 Oct 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1583A
    NoS ID
    023257
    Story no
    2 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wonderful Escape. DESCRIPTION: A Lightning fighter was under test, flying, it is believed, at some thirteen hundred miles an hour, about forty thousand feet up. Suddenly, a split-second...

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  3. Olympic Preview

    Date released
    8 Oct 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1583A
    NoS ID
    023258
    Story no
    3 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Preview. DESCRIPTION: Here is a pre-view of the site in Rome, where athletes from all over the world will meet in Olympic rivalry, next year. Preparations are said to be well...

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  4. Shoe News

    Date released
    8 Oct 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1583A
    NoS ID
    023259
    Story no
    4 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shoe News. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show the latest shoe news from a special display at a London hotel. Long pointed toes seem to be the mode again, just as they were in Grandma’s...

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  5. Moon Rocket

    Date released
    8 Oct 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1583A
    NoS ID
    023260
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Moon Rocket. DESCRIPTION: If pictures of Russian launchings are not released, one can be certain that the firing of their latest sensation, the Moon Rocket, was no less dramatic than...

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