Earth Station 1967

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Description

Earth station - radio space tracking station. Mill Village, Nova Scotia, Canada.

L/S of man climbing ladder of giant space satellite dish, camera pans up to show top of dish. M/S of man walking into the small tower. C/U lights over door in the tower. Various shots of the dish rotating slowly...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55758
Sort Number:
67/001
Time in/Out:
01:32:17:00 / 01:32:46:00
Canister:
67/1
Film ID:
1834.13
Issue Date:
01/01/1967

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