| PIGEONS AT FORT DUNLOP Pigeons at Fort Dunlop are used to deliver microfilms in small canisters to various destinations | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7033 | |
| Catalog #: | 252248 | |
| Clip Number: | 252248-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 179 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:42 - 01:02:16 | |
| Location: | Birmingham. | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/BIRDS: Pigeons COMMUNICATIONS: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MAIL: Carrier Pigeon PHOTOGRAPHY: Misc | |
| Description: | PIGEONS AT FORT DUNLOP Pigeons at Fort Dunlop are used to deliver microfilms in small canisters to various destinations Birmingham. Various shots of pigeons in their loft. GV Photographer at work in his studio putting messages onto microfilm for dispatch by pigeon. CU Microfilm being fitted into capsule to be attached to pigeon. VS of the message being fitted into capsule of the capsule being fitted to pigeon's leg and of the pigeon flying off. MS Pigeon arriving at destination. MS Man at work projecting the microfilm onto plate and reading the enlarged message. GV Pigeons in flight. | |
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