Greek Shipwreck 1940-1949

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Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material.

Possibly Greece.

VS of boats in harbour. Shots of what may survivors from a shipwreck are being brought ashore in various little boats. Some injured arrive and then some dead bodies. VS of corpses. MS an official check what...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
81005
Sort Number:
UNSO 003 H
Time in/Out:
01:21:30:00 / 01:22:31:00
Canister:
UNSO Reel 003 H
Film ID:
1510.11
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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