Giant Telescope Parsons - Reel 1 1930

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.

Shots of the construction of an observatory dome for Toronto. It appears to being built in Charles Parsons factory in Newcastle-on-Tyne. The dome is on a turntable and is turning round. Closer shots of men working on the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
58418
Sort Number:
UN 0083 A
Time in/Out:
01:38:26:00 / 01:41:34:00
Canister:
UN 83 A
Film ID:
546.15
Issue Date:

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