Atomic Test In Nevada 1955

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Nevada, United States of America (USA).

Several shots of Nevada desert - Greyhound busses arrive to atomic testing base. People get out of busses and cars getting ready to study survival chances in an atomic explosion. A special live-size town with different types of buildings has been erected...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30731
Sort Number:
55/038
Time in/Out:
01:11:35:00 / 01:15:37:00
Canister:
55/38
Film ID:
523.11
Issue Date:
12/05/1955

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