World's Largest Port 1923

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Item title reads - World's Largest Port. New record set up when the "Berengaria", "Aquitania" "Olympic" and "Homeric" - totalling 180,000 tons, were in port together for first time. Southampton, Hampshire.

L/S of the port with the ships in the background. M/S of the huge ships from various...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25383
Sort Number:
G 0968
Time in/Out:
01:37:32:00 / 01:38:04:00
Canister:
G 968
Film ID:
440.27
Issue Date:
05/04/1923

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