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1928 USA: Cannons being fired in Boston, Massachusetts
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0:27Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1928
Location: USA, United States
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: Massachusetts: Boston:
SLATE INFORMATION: INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL: BOSTON SAVED FROM 'FOE' IN TEST OF BIG GUNS! Coast defense rifles blaze away in annual target practice
Big gun being fired
Coastal cannon at Boston coast defenses being fired / Cannon being loaded / Cannon firing
SLATE INFORMATION: The chap on the platform who fires the rifle has a tough job
More of cannons firing as part of Boston coastal artillery / Operator of aiming device for big gun / Cannon firing / Ejecting the shell from the cannon / Gunner pulling the lanyard or laniard to fire the gun
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