Famous Liner Ablaze 1939

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Full titles read: "FAMOUS LINER ABLAZE"

L/S's and aerial shots of large liners destroyed by fires over the years including the 'L'Atlantique' and the 'Lafayette'. L/S's of the burning wreck of the SS 'Paris' in Le Havre dock in France.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19240
Sort Number:
39/032
Time in/Out:
01:25:19:00 / 01:26:06:00
Canister:
39/32
Film ID:
1007.25
Issue Date:
20/04/1939

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