London Traffic Jams 1946

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Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

London traffic jams.

Traffic moving over Tower Bridge - not much of it, mostly horse-drawn carts, a few cars and trucks. M/S of moving truck in the traffic congested (for the time) streets of the City. Good...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
66012
Sort Number:
UN 1535 D
Time in/Out:
01:39:25:00 / 01:46:09:00
Canister:
UN 1535 D
Film ID:
2327.13
Issue Date:

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