Taken For A Ride 1931

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Full titles read: "Taken for a ride... Let Pathe take you for a joy jaunt (not Chicago variety), over the new George Washington Bridge, New York."

New York, United States of America.

Various shots show the George Washington Bridge in New...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
37054
Sort Number:
PT 082
Time in/Out:
01:45:38:00 / 01:46:59:00
Canister:
PT 082
Film ID:
1040.19
Issue Date:
19/10/1931

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