"To Set Going The Wheels Of Empire Trade" 1932

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Full title reads: "On Board S.S. Empress of Britain. 'To set going the Wheels of Empire Trade'. Mr Baldwin heads delegation of 7 Cabinet Ministers for great Imperial Conference at Ottawa."

View of the liner S.S. Empress of Britain.

C/U Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain. Pan along...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4643
Sort Number:
32/057
Time in/Out:
01:44:35:00 / 01:45:15:00
Canister:
32/57
Film ID:
641.36
Issue Date:
18/07/1932

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