Clear The Way 1966

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Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

GV. Work in progress on the reconstruction of the collapsed Hatfield bridge. Bridge has collapsed over main railway line to the north of the country. SV. Looking along the section of the road to where the roadway collapsed onto the railway line. CU. Pan along the white...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55114
Sort Number:
66/016
Time in/Out:
01:09:36:00 / 01:10:17:00
Canister:
66/16
Film ID:
1787.06
Issue Date:
24/02/1966

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