A Flooded World! 1932

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Full Title reads: "Altena - A Flooded World! - Like ourselves and America, vast tracts are inundated in Germany."

Altena, Germany.

Car drives forwards until it comes to a stop in front of flooded field. A fence rises up from the water. C/U water rushing past fence. Rushing waters...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
4617
Sort Number:
32/006
Time in/Out:
01:13:05:00 / 01:13:52:00
Canister:
32/6
Film ID:
641.10
Issue Date:
21/01/1932

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