Hong Kong Water Front 1953

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Description

Hong Kong.

LS. Hong Kong Harbour. LS. Chinese fishing junks at the village. VS. Lines of junks. LS. Coastline. VS. of small cargo boats, which trade down the Chinese mainland.

(Orig.Neg.)

Note: duplicate UN 2666 C.

Data

Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
78292
Sort Number:
UN 2666 A
Time in/Out:
01:22:26:00 / 01:25:40:00
Canister:
UN 2666 A
Film ID:
2626.11
Issue Date:
1953

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