News In A Nutshell 1935

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Knoxville, United States of America (USA).
Norris Dam, Tennessee, United States of America.

Knoxville Tennessee celebrates the building of the Norris Dam as part of President Franklin D Roosevelt's programme to reduce unemployment. WS. Crowds lining the streets as carnival floats pass....

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
11055
Sort Number:
35/045
Time in/Out:
01:05:05:00 / 01:06:32:00
Canister:
35/45
Film ID:
829.03
Issue Date:
06/06/1935

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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