Dragging For Gold 1963

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Siberia, Soviet Union, USSR.

Various shots of a large dredger at work in shallow water with the buckets lifting mud out for washing and sifting. Various shots of two Russian engineers at control of dredger, they are all that's needed to operate it. CU. Bowl with gold in it, the result of a...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
79417
Sort Number:
UN 3780 C
Time in/Out:
01:52:52:00 / 01:53:42:00
Canister:
UN 3780 C
Film ID:
2671.20
Issue Date:
1963

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