Dum Barton Castle AKA Dumbarton Castle 1937

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Dumbarton Castle.

Scotland.

C/U of sign on wall saying 'Dumbarton Castle', camera pans across to iron railings. L/S of castle, L/S of rock of Dumbarton 240 feet high. Various shots of the fortress. M/S of two men and a dog looking at the first steam engine.

M/S of a couple...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41954
Sort Number:
NSP 059
Time in/Out:
01:01:07:00 / 01:02:36:00
Canister:
NSP 59
Film ID:
1238.03
Issue Date:
13/05/1937

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