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HMS Conway's New Figurehead Unveiled AKA… 1938
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Liverpool, Merseyside.
Various shots of dignitaries, including the Mayor of Liverpool (?) arriving at the dockside for the unveiling of a new figurehead for the old wooden walled battleship HMS Conway. The ship has been in dock for an...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 18018
- Sort Number:
- 38/074
- Time in/Out:
- 01:14:00:00 / 01:14:28:00
- Canister:
- 38/74
- Film ID:
- 981.13
- Issue Date:
- 15/09/1938
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