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Wheeled Progress 1931
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No title. "A striking contrast from today." M/S from high vantage point of London traffic passing the Bank of England. A trolley bus passes the camera - open topped, business men in traditional bowler hats sit on the top floor. Buses, cars and trucks pass the camera.
"In those days, too, in...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 37503
- Sort Number:
- EP 310
- Time in/Out:
- 01:36:19:00 / 01:37:41:00
- Canister:
- EP 310
- Film ID:
- 1078.16
- Issue Date:
- 20/04/1931
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- 1930s London London 1910-45 Procurement tinopolis - Megan Lloyd-george London Buses Public Transport Kate Middleton's family history old 1920s-1930s cars on the road American Troops ARRIVE NI BUSES Streets of Leeds Silvertown
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