Canada Builds A New Town 1949

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Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada.

LS. Excavations for dam in Canada. CU. Two surveyors. LS. Dam. MS. Bulldozer at work on excavation. MS. Two surveyors looking up at the dam. CU. Two surveyors. LS. Elevated panning shot of landscape showing river before building operations began. LS. Landscape...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
65073
Sort Number:
UN 2060 A
Time in/Out:
01:53:46:00 / 01:57:04:00
Canister:
UN 2060 A
Film ID:
2256.23
Issue Date:
1949

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