"Show Boat" 1932

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Full title reads: "London. 'Show Boat'. Gaily decorated twinkling lights, cabaret, dancing & 'Free from D.O.R.A.' is London's latest river attraction."

London.

Steamboat moored alongside the Embankment of the River Thames. Closer shot of the bow of the boat.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5026
Sort Number:
32/044
Time in/Out:
01:00:52:00 / 01:02:00:00
Canister:
32/44
Film ID:
677.02
Issue Date:
02/06/1932

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