Clearing Florence Flood Damage 1966

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Florence, Italy.

Various shots of the 'Savole', the paintings on wood which are framed in Florence. The people go over each little section trying to preserve these works of art after flood damage. People working on restoration of the paintings.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88863
Sort Number:
UN 4209 D
Time in/Out:
01:11:34:00 / 01:13:07:00
Canister:
UN 4209 D
Film ID:
3162.06
Issue Date:
1966

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