Digging Out A Ship 1927

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Item title reads: "Digging out a ship. S. S. "Mistley" - driven ashore on Christmas Eve - is being released from her bed of shingle."

Deal, Kent

M/S back of the huge ship, with the name 'Mistley' Harwich - clearly seen. A team of men, dressed in jackets and cloth caps work at digging...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26573
Sort Number:
G 1367
Time in/Out:
01:02:59:00 / 01:03:58:00
Canister:
G 1367
Film ID:
668.03
Issue Date:
27/01/1927

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