Lighter Than Air 1936

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Full title reads: "Lighter than air".

A history of aviation balloons - from Mongolfier to ill-fated Hindenburg.

Filmed in a variety of locations.

Various shots of little girl in garden blowing up balloon, she lets go of it and it falls to the ground. Various shots of science...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39731
Sort Number:
PT 352
Time in/Out:
01:12:22:00 / 01:15:50:00
Canister:
PT 352
Film ID:
1144.06
Issue Date:
21/12/1936

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