A Drama Of The Sky 1932

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Full title reads: "California. A Drama of the Sky. One saved & 2 lost of mooring crew carried aloft at start of Akron's transcontinental flight."

California, United States of America.

The American navy airship Akron floats above the camera.

Aerial view on a level with the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
5015
Sort Number:
32/042
Time in/Out:
01:46:43:00 / 01:47:42:00
Canister:
32/42
Film ID:
675.36
Issue Date:
26/05/1932

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