1932's First Railway Wreck 1932

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Full Title reads: "France - 1932's first Railway Wreck - Many killed & injured in disastrous collision near Senlis."

Senlis, France.

High angle shot of wreckage on railway tracks. Men are looking at the mangled metal. Men examine smashed carriage. Different shot of the carriage showing...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
4618
Sort Number:
32/006
Time in/Out:
01:13:52:00 / 01:14:39:00
Canister:
32/6
Film ID:
641.11
Issue Date:
21/01/1932

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