In The Path Of The Storm 1925

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Item title reads - In the path of the storm! Mountainous seas sweep the Longships Lighthouse (117 feet high! and 1 mile to sea from Lands End) taken with special telephoto camera. Cornwall.

L/S of the lighthouse, waves crash up the side and round the bottom.

Intertitle - 'French brig...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24790
Sort Number:
G 1153
Time in/Out:
01:29:25:00 / 01:35:01:00
Canister:
G 1153
Film ID:
368.12
Issue Date:
06/01/1925

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