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Date(s)
- April 1979 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 SVR/VCR, 1 mov (273.2 MB) and part of 1 VHS, 1 DVD and 1 mp4 (143.6 MB)
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Two copies of a colour advert with sound advertising the Observer's 1979 election coverage:
a. Advert depicting two people arm wrestling swinging from left to right.
Tagline / commentary: "Well balanced analysis of all the parties. Find out which of the parties really has the muscle, read Election '79 in The Observer tomorrow. The Observer looks ahead of the times."
The advert starts at 04.15 on the mp4 file.
b. Duplicate of copy (a). The advert starts at 0.28 on the mov file.
Duration: 30 seconds.
Creator: The Observer Limited, 1917-1993
Creator: The Moving Picture Company Limited
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Conditions of access and use area
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Access via GNM Digital Repository.
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Open
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
a) Also included on the VHS, DVD and mp4 file are Observer adverts: OBS/9/1/1/5-11; OBS/9/1/1/13-15; OBS/9/1/1/16a; OBS/9/1/1/17/1b; OBS/9/1/1/21/2b; OBS/9/1/1//24/1a; OBS/9/1/1/24/2a; OBS/9/1/1/24/3a; OBS/9/1/1/24/3c; OBS/9/1/1/35a and OBS/9/1/1/36a.