Essex Archives Online - Catalogue: VA 3/8/4/1

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Title:: Essex Floods
Level: Category: Video Archive
Level: Fonds: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Level: Sub-Fonds: Essex Educational Video Unit
Scope and Content:: A documentary film about the flooding of Canvey Island in January 1953.
Dates of Creation:: 1953
Extent:: 9 minutes
Admin History:: Previous reference number: DG30311
Archivist Note:: MA, 19 November 2011
Acquisition Source:: Colchester Library - Local Studies
Physical Characteristics:: VHS video copy of 16mm film - black and white, sound. The image suffers from vertical scratches and other marks and scratches to the original film. There is a relatively high level of hiss on the audio narration.
Originals Location:: East Anglian Film Archive
Related Unit of Description:: Another copy of this film is catalogued as VA 1/16/1.

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