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Highest Building in British Empire

Date released

12 Jan 1925

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1154

NoS ID

084080

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Last girder hoisted into position of 300 ft 21 storey skyscraper.

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Skyscraper Modes

Date released

19 Oct 1936

Series name

Pathetone Weekly

Issue no

343

NoS ID

123604

Story no

1 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

The skyscrapers of New York seem to have been influencing feminine millinery,... of the new hats suggest that women aren’t as level-headed as they used to be.

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What a Nerve! Daring Parachutist Jumps from 42 Storey Skyscraper into the Street

Date released

4 Dec 1922

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1221

NoS ID

079156

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

Parachutist jumping and parachuting. Mink de Ronda.

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DARING PAINTERS

Date released

1926

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

NoS ID

388447

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Daring painters at work on New York skyscraper.

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Britain’s Highest

Date released

4 Jun 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1722

NoS ID

024651

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s First Co-Op Skyscraper. DESCRIPTION: The highest occupied building in the United Kingdom is this Manchester skyscraper, completely air-conditioned, and built for the...

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News Flashes from Round the World: Plane Crashes - Skyscraper and Airport

Date released

25 Jul 1955

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2249

NoS ID

072669

Story no

3 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Heap Big Town!

Date released

7 Nov 1927

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1448; Super Issue No.: 27/89

NoS ID

086377

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

Blackfeet Braves and their squaws come from the backwoods to get first sight of skyscraper city.

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Nerves of Steel!

Date released

9 Mar 1925

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1170

NoS ID

084166

Story no

7 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

And a cool head wanted to hold down your job when you work on a 26 storey skyscraper.

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News Flashes from Round the World: New York: Skyscraper Drama

Date released

29 Sep 1955

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2268

NoS ID

072803

Story no

5 / 10

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Communists Turned Out

Date released

26 Jan 1920

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

636

NoS ID

081266

Story no

5 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

SHOTLIST: 1. GV deported Russians entering ferry boat. [18 ft] 2. LS ferry crossing water, skyscraper in background. [5 ft]

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