Floods Hit Brazil 1960

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Item title reads - Floods hit Brazil.

South America.

Aerial shots of the flooded valley of the Jaguaribe river in Brazil. L/S buildings on sloping ground with water around the lowest ones. L/S flying over flooded area, trees stick out from the water. L/S of the burst dam, water cascades...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52467
Sort Number:
60/029
Time in/Out:
01:40:39:00 / 01:41:16:00
Canister:
60/29
Film ID:
1672.20
Issue Date:
07/04/1960

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