A Pal To Go To The Pole 1925

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No title - paperwork reads - A pal to go to the pole. Commander Worsley, D.S.O., receives fine Alsatian dog as companion for members of Algarrson North Polar Expedition. London.

M/S of two men with the dog, the Commander is shaking its paw, C/U of the two of them stood together, the Commander...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25115
Sort Number:
G 1186
Time in/Out:
01:16:52:00 / 01:17:42:00
Canister:
G 1186
Film ID:
392.11
Issue Date:
04/05/1925

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