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[Speed Work on New Toronto Subway]
Series title:[Universal Newsreel]Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1950Item number (ISN):186585Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:UNITED STATES. NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONAccession:1981-0144Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1950Production company:Universal PicturesDescription:Construction work on Toronto's new subway system moves along quickly as man and machine labour to meet deadlines. Included: a long shot of the tunnel being dug; medium shot of worker digging with hand shovel; an excavator; concrete being poured into wooden forms; shot of an overhead support beam; shot of Yonge Street looking south from Gerrard Street with wooden planks covering the subway ditch, visible in the shot is the Rio Theatre, Bassel's Lunch and the Dominion Bank; an overhead shot of a residential area with the excavation on the subway trench of the subway trench in progress; medium shot of onlookers; shot of steam shovel lettering reads "Lorain..."; a close-up of the "Rapid Transit for Toronto" planning map. <54s>Language:MuteOriginal number:Vol. 23~Rel. 408ADetailed holdings information: -
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