Queensway 1934

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Full title reads: "QUEENSWAY - The King so named the undersea road joining Liverpool and Birkenhead when he performed the opening ceremony."

Liverpool and Birkenhead, Merseyside.

Various shots of the mass crowd cheering as the King's car arrives for the opening of the Mersey tunnel,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21681
Sort Number:
34/058
Time in/Out:
01:11:32:00 / 01:14:25:00
Canister:
34/58
Film ID:
1658.09
Issue Date:
19/07/1934

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