Cologne Close-Up 1945

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Full title reads: "COLOGNE CLOSE-UP".

Cologne, Germany.

Aerial view of battered Cologne with the cathedral dominating the town. Long shot of rooftops of Cologne with cathedral standing out. Interior shots of the Cologne Cathedral. German civilians recovering their property from the...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39858
Sort Number:
45/024
Time in/Out:
01:10:45:00 / 01:12:09:00
Canister:
45/24
Film ID:
1149.07
Issue Date:
22/03/1945

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