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Burnhope's New Reservoir 1937
Description
Full title reads: "BURNHOPE".
Burnhope, Durham Mountains.
Several shots of the new Burnhope reservoir. People watching the water and the new dam. Various shots of the water in the reservoir and people observing it.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 13844
- Sort Number:
- 37/075
- Time in/Out:
- 01:03:49:00 / 01:04:17:00
- Canister:
- 37/75
- Film ID:
- 935.04
- Issue Date:
- 20/09/1937
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