Flood Scenes At Various Points Of Galloway… 1938

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Title reads: "SCOTLAND".

Galloway.

Various shots of water thundering down over mountain spillways on the Galloway Hydroelectric scheme. Brief shot of men clearing debris from the calmer parts of the water. More shots of the waterfalls.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16190
Sort Number:
38/001
Time in/Out:
01:23:13:00 / 01:23:54:00
Canister:
38/1
Film ID:
949.30
Issue Date:
03/01/1938

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