Antarctic Explorers Set Sail 1964

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Full title reads: "Antwerp. Antarctic Explorers Set Sail".

Antwerp, Belgium.

GV Pan down Antwerp quay side where the Danish ship "Magga Dan" is moored. SV Men storing petrol cans on the deck. SV Oil drums being fastened down with cables.

VS Library shots of people on the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54099
Sort Number:
64/004
Time in/Out:
01:16:38:00 / 01:18:02:00
Canister:
64/4
Film ID:
1745.10
Issue Date:
09/01/1964

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