Forest Fire - Bremerton 1938

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Item title reads - Bremerton, U.S.

Forest fire. America (USA).

Various shots of men from the United States navy chopping and digging at the ground around the fire M/S of tree trunk on the ground, they cut down the trees in the path of the fire so there is nothing left to burn, leaving...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17420
Sort Number:
38/066
Time in/Out:
01:41:00:00 / 01:41:26:00
Canister:
38/66
Film ID:
973.38
Issue Date:
18/08/1938

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