Floodlights On History! 1939

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Titles read: "FLOODLIGHTS ON HISTORY!"

Pompeii, Italy.

Good shots of Vesuvius volcano erupting with smoke and lava bursting from the crater. We then see several shots of floodlit ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii at night.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41303
Sort Number:
PT 496
Time in/Out:
01:15:07:00 / 01:16:10:00
Canister:
PT 496
Film ID:
1196.09
Issue Date:
25/09/1939

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