Rudder For 'queen Elizabeth' - Glasgow 1938

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Glasgow, Scotland.

Various shots of an enormous new rudder made of steel for the 'Queen Elizabeth' liner ship, being built at this time. Two men stand on the rudder as it is pulled along by two steam traction engines, on its way to the Clydebank shipyard.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17365
Sort Number:
38/048
Time in/Out:
01:38:19:00 / 01:38:48:00
Canister:
38/48
Film ID:
967.36
Issue Date:
16/06/1938

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