Documents the transformation of an old town near Glasgow into a modern city engineered to accommodate 100,000 people.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006423
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Glasgow (Scotland)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Scotland
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)