Doom Town AKA Down Town 1955

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Cumberland.

GV. Doom town - rubble, bombed buildings, etc. SV. Building on fire. Men running to it with hand fire fighting equipment. GV. Soldiers lining up for a run-over with Geiger counter. CU. Soldier being measured with Geiger counter. SCU. Towards, men climbing over rubble. SCU. Two...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31287
Sort Number:
55/100
Time in/Out:
01:12:44:00 / 01:13:59:00
Canister:
55/100
Film ID:
553.08
Issue Date:
15/12/1955

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