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Building Site Showdown 1958
Description
Full title reads: "London. Building Site Showdown"
London. Strikes and layoffs halt building of new Shell Building.
GV Overlooking building site for new Shell Building on South Bank. LV Pan, from idle cranes to huge hole which has been excavated. SV Empty driver's cab on one of the...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 50132
- Sort Number:
- 58/082
- Time in/Out:
- 01:40:07:00 / 01:41:22:00
- Canister:
- 58/82
- Film ID:
- 1561.27
- Issue Date:
- 13/10/1958
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