Road Research 1950

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Road research laboratories - experimental stretch of road Colnbrook, Berkshire.

L/S Traffic along road with man in background. L/S Man taking notes. C/U Instruments. L/S Testing pumps in road. M/S Man walking beside machine. M/S Man pulling machine. C/U Wheels. C/U Machine drawing graph. L/S...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34563
Sort Number:
NP 300
Time in/Out:
01:17:22:00 / 01:18:57:00
Canister:
NP 300
Film ID:
1285.07
Issue Date:
12/06/1950

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