"Disarmament! ... Who Will Be First?" 1932

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Full title reads: "Disarmament! ... who will be first? - Uncle Sam's 'sea dogs' make striking picture as they churn the Atlantic in Spring exercises."

Atlantic Ocean, off United States of America.

Series of American naval warships travelling at speed. Plumes of black smoke billow from...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4611
Sort Number:
32/005
Time in/Out:
01:04:53:00 / 01:06:03:00
Canister:
32/5
Film ID:
641.04
Issue Date:
18/01/1932

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