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£500,000 Yacht On The Rocks! 1930
Description
Full title reads: "America. £500,000. yacht on rocks! Mr. J. Pierpoint Morgan's 'Corsair' - the World's finest private yacht, runs aground on rocky coast of Maine."
Maine, United States of America (USA).
Shot of J P Morgan's yacht stranded on rocks.
Travel shot from small...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 7771
- Sort Number:
- 30/032
- Time in/Out:
- 01:21:57:00 / 01:22:35:00
- Canister:
- 30/32
- Film ID:
- 743.14
- Issue Date:
- 18/09/1930
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