A Trojan Task (1927)

Item title reads: “ A Trojan Task. 500 -ton bridge - after having dissected into 3 sections lifted and moved by world’s biggest floating crane.“ Birkenhead C/U welder at work, followed by a panning shot across the steel sections. One huge section is moved slowly into position. L/S as men are seen holding guy ropes below. L/S of the silhouetted section hanging in the air. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.