Spanning The Pacific 1935

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Item title reads - Spanning the Pacific. New air link between America and the East.

L/S as various officials walk over a small bridge and onto a boat. M/S drawing of an old Clipper ship which used to sail across. Aerial shot of liner on the sea, the frame wipes to aeroplane flying. M/S of large...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
11015
Sort Number:
35/031
Time in/Out:
01:32:11:00 / 01:34:15:00
Canister:
35/31
Film ID:
823.19
Issue Date:
18/04/1935

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