Man V Nature 1931

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Track missing for this whole issue.

Full titles read: "Man v. Nature - Away in Colorado, lies the Fall River Pass (11,797 ft. up) where, summer and winter, a long struggle goes on against Old Man Snow."

Colorado, United States of America.

Various shots of men digging and using...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
37057
Sort Number:
PT 082
Time in/Out:
01:52:16:00 / 01:53:26:00
Canister:
PT 082
Film ID:
1040.22
Issue Date:
19/10/1931

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