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Electricity Story 1948
Description
Unissued / unused material.
Cold Snap - electricity story. Several locations - Kingston in Surrey, Battersea in London and City of London.
Various shots electric cables and pylons. Various shots of Battersea Power Station under construction, some shots include views of River Thames....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 64926
- Sort Number:
- UN 2044
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:16:00 / 01:32:39:00
- Canister:
- UN 2044 A
- Film ID:
- 2242.13
- Issue Date:
- 1948
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- If the walls could talk National Grid Pylon Electricity Radio Electricity Pylons Temporary Workspaces: 9.1.2012 10:14 London Life
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