An Icy Berth 1917

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Great Lakes, United States of America.

Boats and ships; disasters. The SS Indiana completely stuck in ice on the great lakes; USA Shot of the ship; a passenger /cargo steamship; caught fast in chunky snow-covered ice of the frozen lake; while snow blows in air. Next a very cool looking LS of...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71720
Sort Number:
ON 041 D
Time in/Out:
01:01:28:00 / 01:01:55:00
Canister:
ON 041 C
Film ID:
1864.03
Issue Date:
1917

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