Lord Mayor Inspects River Pageant 1953

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Lord Mayor inspects River Pageant at St Katherine's Docks, London.

Various general shots of St Katherine's Docks showing ships decorated for the pageant - made to look like castles, sea monsters, ocean liners...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67678
Sort Number:
UN 2541 D
Time in/Out:
01:40:39:00 / 01:44:11:00
Canister:
UN 2541 D
Film ID:
2496.12
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0:010:020:030:04

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