Queen Elizabeth 2 In Dry Dock 1969

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Description

Southampton, Hampshire.

Various shots of the Queen Elizabeth 2 luxury liner in dry dock at Southampton. Shots of workers cleaning the ship and engineers checking propellors, etc.

(Orig. Neg.)

Date found in the old record - 01/10/1969.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
91679
Sort Number:
UN 4481 I
Time in/Out:
01:13:35:00 / 01:14:56:00
Canister:
UN 4481 I
Film ID:
3325.12
Issue Date:
1969

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