By Airship To The North Pole 1925

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Item title reads - By airship to the North Pole? Algarsson North Polar Expedition leaves on first leg of great adventure. Falmouth, Cornwall.

M/S of the ship in the harbour, it has huge masts. M/S as the camera pans along the side of it as it sails along. M/S of two men sat on deck plotting...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25071
Sort Number:
G 1181
Time in/Out:
01:48:25:00 / 01:50:18:00
Canister:
G 1181
Film ID:
388.27
Issue Date:
16/04/1925

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