Deep Sea Diver Breaking Wrecked Ships 1946

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Several shots of a mobile power station which supplies power for welding and cutting under water and supplies air to diver. Divers go into water to break wrecked ships in sections so they can be salvaged. CU. The control board of the apparatus with a man operating...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
75258
Sort Number:
UN 1562 B
Time in/Out:
01:54:28:00 / 01:57:54:00
Canister:
UN 1562 B
Film ID:
2345.15
Issue Date:
1946

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