200 Killed In Earthquake 1951

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El Salvador.

SV. Wrecked building, pan to general view of people in wrecked town. SV. Survivors digging among ruins. SV. Weeping survivors walking across rubble. Woman survivor. LV. Survivors queuing for food and clothing, & SV. CU. Woman holding child in queue. SV. Towards, President of El...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
47461
Sort Number:
51/041
Time in/Out:
01:40:10:00 / 01:40:45:00
Canister:
51/41
Film ID:
1453.11
Issue Date:
21/05/1951

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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