Niagra Power For Canada AKA Niagara Power… 1951

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Item title reads - Niagara power for Canada.

Niagara Falls, America.

Various good shots of Niagara Falls. M/S of model showing how the water will be carried through a tunnel to an underground power station which will provide hydroelectric power for Canada. Various shots of workmen...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48600
Sort Number:
51/099
Time in/Out:
01:02:14:00 / 01:02:58:00
Canister:
51/99
Film ID:
1491.02
Issue Date:
10/12/1951

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