River Life 1962

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Guildford, Surrey.

Some good shots of a red bubble car driving up a ramp onto a river boat. The bubble car parks on the deck of the vessel, the family on board wave to people on the bank as the boat pulls away. The boat has a turntable that allows the car to drive off either side at river-moorings....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3176
Sort Number:
CP 416
Time in/Out:
01:16:09:00 / 01:17:34:00
Canister:
CP 416
Film ID:
213.03
Issue Date:
17/12/1962

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