'arabia' Survivors Landing At Queenstown 1916

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Footage showing survivors of the British liner ship 'Arabia' that was sunk by German submarines in November 1916, at Queenstown.

Item opens with M/S of an old man in a street, walking with a cane and carrying a suitcase. A group of men and boys pose for the camera. We see the backs of a group...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
66040
Sort Number:
ON 191 E
Time in/Out:
01:01:53:00 / 01:02:41:00
Canister:
ON 191 E
Film ID:
2328.03
Issue Date:
11/1916

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