First Footers 1928

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Full titles read: '"First Footers" - Lord Provost Sir David Mason leads official party across new King George V Bridge after opening ceremony.'

Glasgow, Scotland.

M/S of a group of men, including Lord Provost Sir David Mason, gathering in front of a tape stretched across the road at...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33729
Sort Number:
G 1481
Time in/Out:
01:15:13:00 / 01:16:09:00
Canister:
G 1481
Film ID:
718.14
Issue Date:
01/03/1928

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