For The Next Antarctic AKA For The Next… 1925

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Item title reads - For Next Antarctic expedition. New British 40 h.p. sledge-tractor, capable of towing 3 tons over glacier or snow field, tried out. To prevent freezing in radiator 40% methylated spirit is added. Finse, Norway.

M/S as a man pours the methylated spirit from a bucket into a...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25003
Sort Number:
G 1175
Time in/Out:
01:11:29:00 / 01:13:14:00
Canister:
G 1175
Film ID:
384.12
Issue Date:
26/03/1925

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