As Easily As A Ship "Coming Alongside" 1930

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Item title reads - `As easily as a ship "coming alongside" history made as the Graf Zeppelin comes to the home of R-100 - picks up her Commander, Dr Eckener and sails gracefully away within half an hour. Cardington, Bedfordshire.

L/S's as the Graf Zeppelin airship flies overhead and people...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19022
Sort Number:
G 1707
Time in/Out:
01:24:36:00 / 01:26:01:00
Canister:
G 1707
Film ID:
828.14
Issue Date:
01/05/1930

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