Berlin In The Limelight 1959

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Unissued / unused material.

West Berlin in the limelight, Germany.

Various shots bus, motorcyclists and cars passing checkpoint. Shots of train drawing into station, people standing on platform. Various shots of people coming down steps into station. CU traffic cop. Traffic passing...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
80397
Sort Number:
UN 3231 H
Time in/Out:
01:36:30:00 / 01:40:50:00
Canister:
UN 3231 H
Film ID:
2728.20
Issue Date:
1959

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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