Head-On 1929

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Item title reads - "Head-on!" Many killed and injured as trains collide whilst travelling at full speed. Andover, Massachusetts, America, (USA, U.S.A.).

M/S of the two trains on the track, M/S side view of the wreckage, various shots of the front of each train smashed and wrecked, people stand...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18637
Sort Number:
G 1647
Time in/Out:
01:28:27:00 / 01:29:13:00
Canister:
G 1647
Film ID:
804.20
Issue Date:
03/10/1929

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