Cinemagazine items: 1. London cabmen: the training and work of a London taxi-man. 2. Nellie, Neptune and the Wild Goose: a picture of the crazy miniature railway at the Festival of Britain pleasure gardens in Battersea Park. 3. River bus: a floating petrol station beneath the towers of Westminster servicing the river buses on the Thames.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308452
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum as fuel
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Taxicab drivers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Thames River (England)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Inland water transportation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Petroleum as fuel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Taxicab drivers
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Amusement parks
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Petroleum as fuel
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)