First Pictures Aboard The "Santa Mara" 1961

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Unissued / unused material.

American newsreel.

First pictures aboard the "Santa Maria" - Portuguese liner captured by band of rebels as gesture of defiance against the Portuguese government of Antonio Salazar. Caribbean.

Aerial shot of liner. CU rear Admiral Alan E. Smith...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
86087
Sort Number:
UN 3461 E
Time in/Out:
01:46:31:00 / 01:47:41:00
Canister:
UN 3461 E
Film ID:
3012.18
Issue Date:
1961

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