Yorkshire's Great New Gateway 1933

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Full title reads: "Yorkshire's great new gateway. Lord Mayor of Wakefield inaugurates new concrete bridge replacing the medieval Chantry bridge over the River Calder."

Yorkshire.

Pan across new Bridge. Crowds of people wait at either end.

The Lord Mayor of Wakefield with...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
6200
Sort Number:
33/045
Time in/Out:
01:58:43:00 / 02:00:08:00
Canister:
33/45
Film ID:
707.37
Issue Date:
05/06/1933

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