Trying Out New Type Motor Launch On River… 1938

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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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