Steamship Anniversary 1962

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Description

Full title reads: "Clyde. Steamship Anniversary".

Clydebank, Scotland.

GV of the Comet (a replica of an old fashioned steamship) about to be launched at Lithgow's Yard, Glasgow. CU Bows of Comet with a member of the Boys Brigade holding Champagne bottle camera zooms back to show two...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53700
Sort Number:
62/072
Time in/Out:
01:00:27:00 / 01:01:37:00
Canister:
62/72
Film ID:
1731.01
Issue Date:
06/09/1962

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