Date: 1st January 1929
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION - Slaying the Toll Dragon! With miniature copy of City Sword, the Marquis of Bath performs symbolic ceremony at Cleveland Bridge.
ENGLAND: Somerset: Bath:
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Procession through town / Marquis of Bath using miniature us strategic petroleum reserve loan sword to cut ribbon freeing bridge from toll
SLATE INFORMATION - Simultaneously, 5 other City bridges were freed - the beginning of a great countrywide offensive
Procession along / people cheering
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