New Figurehead For Ts Conway 1938

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Liverpool, Merseyside.

L/S of the training (mast) ship 'Conway' (TS Conway). Several shots of sculptor Carter Preston working with assistants on a new figurehead for the ship. It is a 15 foot sculpture of Nelson and they are seen carving it out of teak wood. Brief shot of a miniature of the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17245
Sort Number:
38/050
Time in/Out:
01:35:32:00 / 01:36:09:00
Canister:
38/50
Film ID:
969.35
Issue Date:
23/06/1938

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