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Giant Telescope Issue Title Is Calling All… 1939
Description
Part of CALLING ALL STARS issue.
The world's largest telescope, at Radcliffe Observatory, Klapper Kop, Pretoria, South Africa.
Various shots of observatory roof opening and a massive telescope slowly moving into position. We see Dr. Knox Shaw (sp.) on observer's platform. The platform...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 42603
- Sort Number:
- NSP 161
- Time in/Out:
- 01:11:04:00 / 01:12:20:00
- Canister:
- NSP 161
- Film ID:
- 1272.07
- Issue Date:
- 27/04/1939
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