Eskimos Eskimo Mine Their Own Coal 1954

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Ponds Inlet, Canada.

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CU Eskimos types. MS Eskimo miners. GV Snowy wastes. MS Eskimos walking with shovels. GV Cliff face. Various shots digging coal from cliff face. MS Placing coal sacks on sledge. MS Huskies. MS Loading sleds (komatiks)....

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
78339
Sort Number:
UN 2674 B
Time in/Out:
01:54:04:00 / 01:55:24:00
Canister:
UN 2674 B
Film ID:
2628.18
Issue Date:
1954

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