Heroine Of The Skies 1932

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Full title reads: "Heroine of the Skies. Three cheers for Miss Amelia Earhart - 'Lady Lindy' - on her marvelous dual Atlantic Flights."

C/U Amelia Earhart - described as 'a Lady Lindy'. Earhart greeted in plane. L/S sea plane floating just of the beach. A crowd has gathered in the rain to look...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5011
Sort Number:
32/042
Time in/Out:
01:41:34:00 / 01:44:23:00
Canister:
32/42
Film ID:
675.32
Issue Date:
26/05/1932

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