America's Great Airplane Carrier 1928

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Boston, United States of America.

Various shots show the 'Lexington', a huge aircraft carrier being towed into dry dock by numerous tugs (paperwork says 22 tugs were used to tow the ship). There is a lot of smoke billowing out of the tug and ship funnels.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33647
Sort Number:
G 1470
Time in/Out:
01:02:17:00 / 01:02:47:00
Canister:
G 1470
Film ID:
714.03
Issue Date:
23/01/1928

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