British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries… 1924

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Reel 1.

Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board a boat. The Government Ferry. La Penitence Wharf. People stand on the docks. Views of the Georgetown streets from the front of a tram. Another...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88497
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:15:42:00 / 01:28:12:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3143.03
Issue Date:
1924

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