72 Hours By The Sea 1945

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Full title reads: "72 HOURS BY THE SEA".

Blankenburge (Blankenberge), Belgium.

Various shots of British troops queuing and receiving swimming trunks in the Blankenburge rest camp, Belgium. Close up shot of a sign saying "Mines Cleared".

Swimmers in the water, playing. Several...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40067
Sort Number:
45/055
Time in/Out:
01:56:51:00 / 01:58:58:00
Canister:
45/55
Film ID:
1157.22
Issue Date:
09/07/1945

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