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1931 ENGLAND: TRANSPORT: Constructiion of extension to London Underground
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1:06Now PlayingDate: 5th January 1931
Location: ENGLAND,London.Hammersmith,
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND,London.Hammersmith,
GV tilt down "Chasm" lined with metal rings.TITLE: down below
(0.04)
GV underground tunnel, man crouched on strut strung across width of tunnel hammering away.
(0.07)
GV tilt down duct, men working at bottom.
(15sec)
MV man at work underground securing line.
(0.17)
GV skip full of soil drawn upwards through "chasm" to ground level.
(0.22)
SV man working above ground(?) lowering blocks into place.
(0.45)
GV tunnel face, 2 men working on bar strung across width of tunnel.
(0.57)
MV man securing line underground.
(1.01)
MV section of tunnel showing winch(?).
(1.04)
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