Earthquake Hits Yugoslav City Of Skopje 1963

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Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia.

Title reads 'Yugoslav City Hit by Violent Earthquake'.

Various shots of the wrecked buildings and smashed cars as a result of the violent earthquake which has ruined the town of Skopje. Various shots of the rescue teams digging through rubble. The victims,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
79258
Sort Number:
UN 3773 D
Time in/Out:
01:25:17:00 / 01:27:31:00
Canister:
UN 3773 D
Film ID:
2667.11
Issue Date:
1963

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