New Mersey Tunnel 1968

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No title. New Mersey traffic tunnel under way, Liverpool, Merseyside.

L/S looking down the part of the new tunnel going under the River Mersey. M/S showing engineers inside the tunnel fitting concrete section. C/U base of tunnel showing the mud and water dripping down. M/S large concrete section...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
33051
Sort Number:
68/043
Time in/Out:
01:23:16:00 / 01:24:53:00
Canister:
68/43
Film ID:
2061.09
Issue Date:
26/05/1968

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