British Built Bridge Opened 1960

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Item title reads - British built bridge opened.

Persia (now Iran).

Aerial shot looking down on the new Khorramshahr Bridge. Various shots of the bridge. L/S crowds at the opening ceremony. M/S ornate entrance to the bridge. M/S as the Shah of Persia, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, cuts the...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52417
Sort Number:
60/021
Time in/Out:
01:38:29:00 / 01:39:30:00
Canister:
60/21
Film ID:
1668.17
Issue Date:
10/03/1960

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