Forest Fires 1959

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Forest fires. Holland.

Various shots of people collecting water in milk churns. MS Dutch fields. MS group of wild deer. MS firemen pumping water into a field. Various shots group of deer. Panning shot over the top of forest. LS fire observation post in...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
80764
Sort Number:
UN 3257 H
Time in/Out:
01:11:15:00 / 01:12:53:00
Canister:
UN 3257 H
Film ID:
2742.07
Issue Date:
1959

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