Blizzard In Scotland 1937

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Blizzard in the Highlands, Scotland.

M/S of truck and a double-decker bus stuck in the snow. M/S of man trying to lever wheel of vehicle out of snow. L/S of steam trains driving through snow storm. Various shots of men digging out vehicles from snow drifts.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15854
Sort Number:
37/100
Time in/Out:
01:17:57:00 / 01:18:23:00
Canister:
37/100
Film ID:
947.20
Issue Date:
16/12/1937

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