Marvellous New Railway Bridge 1928

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Item title reads - Marvellous new railway bridge aptly described "the steel arched hand of Newcastle stretching across Father Tyne to grasp Gateshead's outstretched hand" is rapidly approaching completion. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyneside.

L/S as the camera pans across the two halves of the bridge...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33640
Sort Number:
G 1469
Time in/Out:
01:51:03:00 / 01:52:24:00
Canister:
G 1469
Film ID:
712.34
Issue Date:
19/01/1928

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