Alaska - Contact Creek 1955

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Contact Creek, Alaska, United States of America (USA).

GV. Alaska terrain, curvy road moving through mountainous terrain covered in pine forest. Two Morris 1000 cars driving towards and past camera along road rising dust. More shots of the mountains and the Morris cars travelling. Pan along...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88165
Sort Number:
UN 4047 A
Time in/Out:
01:45:54:00 / 01:58:33:00
Canister:
UN 4047 A
Film ID:
3126.16
Issue Date:
1955

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