Dutch Floods 1953

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Unissued / Unused material.

The Netherlands / Holland. Batch 5 of material about terrible Dutch floods.

Various shots, Queen Juliana of Holland touring and inspecting the burst dykes. Various LS's and travelling shots of temporary reconstruction to houses and dykes. Various shots,...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62307
Sort Number:
UN 2504 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:31:00 / 01:08:39:00
Canister:
UN 2504 A
Film ID:
2006.02
Issue Date:

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