Neptune's Staircase 1934

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Titles read: "Neptune's Staircase - A Caledonian Canal Cameo".

Scotland.

Various shots of ships passing along the Caledonian Canal that links the lochs of Scotland from east to west. We see ships passing through locks in the west; the eight locks are called 'Neptune's Staircase'.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38505
Sort Number:
PT 236
Time in/Out:
01:05:26:00 / 01:07:05:00
Canister:
PT 236
Film ID:
1106.04
Issue Date:
01/10/1934

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