By Air From Egypt 1950-1959

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Egypt and The Alps. c 1950

BY AIR FROM EGYPT

MS pan with two European girls (mother and daughter?) as they inspect a line of camels. MS Pan with the two girls as they ride along on camels at the base of one of the pyramids. CU of the girls as they descend from their camels, pan with...

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Cataloguer:
Virginia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
81139
Sort Number:
UN 3275 D
Time in/Out:
01:50:40:00 / 01:54:31:00
Canister:
UN 3275 D
Film ID:
2750.23
Issue Date:
1950 - 1959

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