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Land's End Wreck Drama 1952
Description
Off Land's End, Cornwall.
GV Rough seas breaking over rocks. SV Rough seas. LV Waves breaking over rocks. CU Waves pounding over rocks. LV S.S. 'Liberty' aground, waves breaking over superstructure of shipwreck. SV Wave breaking alongside ship. LV Waves breaking over ship. SV Pathe Cameraman,...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 26738
- Sort Number:
- 52/008
- Time in/Out:
- 01:48:53:00 / 01:51:11:00
- Canister:
- 52/8
- Film ID:
- 5.21
- Issue Date:
- 24/01/1952
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