17 Mar 2010
Two days to launch…
Another video and image highlight as we count down to the launch of the archive on 19th March.
These are from the Media & Entertainment gallery, although the video was made before the slight adjustment to the categories and has some for shops and retailers that have been split across a number of the new galleries.
The final video and image will be posted tomorrow before the opening of the archive.
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