18 Carats In Space! 1959

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Titles read: "FLORIDA - 18 CARATS IN SPACE".

Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States of America.

Various shots of the rocket Pioneer IV on the launching pad with platforms still round the top bathed in lights. Men work on preparations for the launch. Liquid oxygen vapour billows around...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50442
Sort Number:
59/020
Time in/Out:
01:36:47:00 / 01:37:49:00
Canister:
59/20
Film ID:
1571.25
Issue Date:
09/03/1959

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