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Markham Pit Disaster 1938
Description
Markham, near Chesterfield (Derbyshire? Staffordshire?).
Various shots of men going down a mine to search for the bodies of their fellow workers after an explosion at Markham Pit. Large crowds of people wait for news; Salvation Army woman hand out tea. Smoky shots of bodies being brought up...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 17171
- Sort Number:
- 38/038
- Time in/Out:
- 01:19:54:00 / 01:20:24:00
- Canister:
- 38/38
- Film ID:
- 965.19
- Issue Date:
- 12/05/1938
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