HIGHEST BUILDING IN BRITISH EMPIRE

Highest Building In British Empire 1925

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Item title reads - Highest building in British Empire. Last girder hoisted into position of 300 feet - 21 storey skyscraper. Toronto, Canada.

M/S of a group of men standing on the girder which is slowly lifted up, one waves his hat. M/S of the girder being lowered into position.

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Cataloguer:: Emma
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Silent
Media URN:: 24796
Sort Number:: G 1154

Time in/Out:: 01:41:41:00 / 01:42:16:00
Canister:: G 1154
Film ID:: 368.18
Issue Date:: 12/01/1925

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