Selected Originals - Blue Riband First Try 1952

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Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "Blue Riband First Try" 52/56.

Aerial Views of the American ocean liner SS 'United States" on her maiden Atlantic voyage.

On lookers move over to one side of a paddle steamer to look as the liner goes by. More...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
27087
Sort Number:
52/056 H Tin 1
Time in/Out:
01:54:35:00 / 01:54:59:00
Canister:
52/56 H (Selected Originals Tin 1)
Film ID:
16.48
Issue Date:

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