Look at Life: Coffee Bar(1959)
Part of the Look at Life Rank series reels. A look at the SOHO bohemian coffee bars of London in the 1950s.
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Part of the Look at Life Rank series reels. A look at the SOHO bohemian coffee bars of London in the 1950s.
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1959-12-12
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