Modern Road Making. Wood Blocks Superseded and Traffic Dislocation Minimised

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
991
Date Released
20 Sep 1920
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Miners’ Wives Protest. Coal Strike Denounced in Rhondda Valley
  2. 2Modern Road Making. Wood Blocks Superseded and Traffic Dislocation Minimised
  3. 3Leyton School’s Sports. The Children’s Dancing Was a Feature of the Gathering at the County Ground, Leyton
  4. 4Earl Haig’s Appeal to British Sportsmen in Aid of Officer’s Association Fund, Chelsea. With the Aid of Vivian J Woodward, Beat the Army
  5. 5Girls’ Open Golf Championship. Competition for Princess Mary Trophy at Stoke Poges
  6. 6Welsh Guards’ Sports at Warley Barracks, Brentwood

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Road construction; tarmac being laid in London street; steam roller at work. [SUBTITLE]: THE MATERIAL, CARTED DIRECT FROM THE MIXER, IS LAID HOT AND IS READY FOR USE IN A FEW HOURS. Traffic (horse drawn carriages and open top bus) down street. Palladium in background.
Keywords
Vehicles; Transport; Engineering
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
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