Immortals In Stone 1933

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Titles read: "Immortals in stone. Almost rivals of the Sphinx in conception - enduring monuments carved out of the mountain itself."

South Dakota, United States of America.

Various shots show the Mount Rushmoor National Memorial - the faces of US Presidents George Washington, Thomas...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51702
Sort Number:
PSP 810
Time in/Out:
01:14:59:00 / 01:16:02:00
Canister:
PSP 810
Film ID:
1616.10
Issue Date:
12/10/1933

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