Land Reclamation 1942

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Land reclamation.

Various locations.

L/S aerial shots of floods over Britain including roads, fields, and swollen rivers. Farmers drive their cows through the water and people row along in boats. Various shots of drainage scheme in Bridgwater, Somerset. Various shots as bulldozers...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49682
Sort Number:
NSP 326
Time in/Out:
01:17:38:00 / 01:19:15:00
Canister:
NSP 326
Film ID:
1548.10
Issue Date:
29/06/1942

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Cinemagazines
Categories
Science & Technology
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Somerset

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