Fire Float "Takes A Ride"! 1932

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Full title reads: "London. Fire Float 'takes a ride'! New Fire Launch - capable of pumping 1,000 gallons a minute - conveyed by road to North of England."

London.

A boat travels slowly towards the side of the river. It is a very simple craft - no cabin, just a wheel and a pump visible...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5142
Sort Number:
32/054
Time in/Out:
01:11:26:00 / 01:12:49:00
Canister:
32/54
Film ID:
683.10
Issue Date:
07/07/1932

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