News In A Nutshell Demolition Of Warehouses… 1937

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Title reads "NEWS IN THE NUTSHELL". This is roundup of the world's latest news.

DEMOLITION OF WAREHOUSES ON TOWER HILL

London.
Crowds gathered to watch the demolition of the warehouses at Tower Hill, London. Every time a man rings a bell, a part of a wall falls. Men working on...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13453
Sort Number:
37/023
Time in/Out:
01:16:29:00 / 01:25:27:00
Canister:
37/23
Film ID:
915.06
Issue Date:
22/03/1937

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