Birth Of A Liner Record B - Reel 1 Continued 1928

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Reel 1 continued.

Metal plates are laid into place. Panning shot of the main deck. Propeller shaft brackets are caulked. Low angle shot of man working on a large pipe. Inside the foundry - fires blaze under pieces of metal. Men work to bend and shape the metal. L/S of how the liner will look...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
69231
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:08:11:00 / 01:14:06:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3468.02
Issue Date:
1928

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