How The Earth Was Born 1934

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Titles read: "How the Earth was born. Throughout the ages, Man has tried to visualize the creation of the world. One of the theories of today is the "Tidal Theory" - so let us see what took place (according to modern science) on our planet in the dawn of the universe - ".

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43261
Sort Number:
PT 202
Time in/Out:
01:03:51:00 / 01:06:23:00
Canister:
PT 202
Film ID:
1305.04
Issue Date:
05/02/1934

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