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Trying Out New Type Motor Launch On River… 1938
Description
Northwich, Cheshire.
Several shots of a new kind of motor launch being tried out on the River Weaver on a rather foggy day. The ship is called the 'Akwamu' has been built for service on the rivers of Africa's Gold Coast
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 16196
- Sort Number:
- 38/002
- Time in/Out:
- 01:26:56:00 / 01:27:33:00
- Canister:
- 38/2
- Film ID:
- 949.36
- Issue Date:
- 06/01/1938
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