Floods Follow Earthquake, Japan 1923 1923

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Item title reads - Floods follow earthquake - once again causing widespread havoc in Japanese capital. Japan.

M/S of the floods, two men paddle on a makeshift raft, there are flooded houses at the side, debris floats in the water. M/S of a shack, M/S as people wade through the water with their...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24134
Sort Number:
G 1042
Time in/Out:
01:34:40:00 / 01:35:31:00
Canister:
G 1042
Film ID:
324.31
Issue Date:
20/12/1923

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