Arctic England 1928

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Item title reads - Arctic England. Many motorists still snowbound...

M/S of cars and trucks stuck in the snow. M/S of a car in front of a large snowdrift, M/S as men dig round it. L/S of men with shovels, they have a snowball fight.

Intertitle - '...mountainous seas sweep the Channel...'...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33610
Sort Number:
G 1464
Time in/Out:
01:06:46:00 / 01:08:47:00
Canister:
G 1464
Film ID:
712.04
Issue Date:
02/01/1928

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