Glasgow Today And Tomorrow 1949

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Unissued / unused material.

Glasgow Today and Tomorrow, Scotland. Selected scenes from newsreel story in Gazette issue in 49/24. Date given on old record is 21/03/1949.

Various shots very old drawings of city. L/S model of proposed redevelopment of the city - lots of skyscrapers. L/S...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
65174
Sort Number:
UN 2081 B
Time in/Out:
01:25:24:00 / 01:32:41:00
Canister:
UN 2081 B
Film ID:
2264.12
Issue Date:
1949

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Newsreels
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Religion & Politics
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