Climbing Mount Etna In A Car 1938

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Climbing Mount Etna in a car.

M/S of a man driving up a ladder to the slopes of Mount Etna. Various shots as he bumps up the mountain with his ladder on the back of his car. M/S as he reaches the top. M/S looking over the edge. M/S as he plants the Sicilian...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
18388
Sort Number:
38/096
Time in/Out:
01:13:45:00 / 01:14:28:00
Canister:
38/96
Film ID:
991.12
Issue Date:
01/12/1938

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