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70,000 Vehicles Daily And Not One Traffic… 1933
Description
Full title reads: "Trafalgar Square. 70,000 vehicles daily and not one traffic policeman! Mayor of Westminster inaugurates amazingly, successful 'Go-Stop-Go' automatic lights operated by the traffic itself."
Trafalgar Square, London.
The Mayor of Westminster stands next to small control...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 6098
- Sort Number:
- 33/028
- Time in/Out:
- 01:14:04:00 / 01:15:11:00
- Canister:
- 33/28
- Film ID:
- 703.10
- Issue Date:
- 06/04/1933
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