Pageant Of Sea Power 1935

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River Thames, London.

Titles read: "Pageant of sea power - Britain's biggest battleships visit the Thames" (super over shot of battleship)

WS. The destroyer flotilla leader "Kempenfeldt" steams up to Tower Bridge. MS. The "Kempenfeldt" WS. Aerial view warship "Kempenfeldt" passing...

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12355
Sort Number:
35/039
Time in/Out:
01:13:52:00 / 01:15:26:00
Canister:
35/39
Film ID:
831.10
Issue Date:
16/05/1935

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