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Big New York A - Bomb Drill 1952
Description
New York., United States of America (USA)
New York's second citywide atom bomb civil defence drill.
G.V. N.Y. skyline with Atomic bomb superimposed (first 7 feet super title)
GV. Travel shot, down lighted New York streets, passing fire engines etc., on way to incident. S.V. Pan...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Dave W.
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 26667
- Sort Number:
- 52/032
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:58:00 / 01:39:16:00
- Canister:
- 52/32
- Film ID:
- 2.31
- Issue Date:
- 17/04/1952
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