Marooned On The Ice 1936

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Full title reads: "Marooned on the ice - airship to the rescue of icebound residents".

Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, United States of America (USA).

L/S of an air ship preparing for take off from Washington D.C. Various shots of pilot Commander Lange and co-pilot Smith...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
12455
Sort Number:
36/013
Time in/Out:
01:29:33:00 / 01:30:24:00
Canister:
36/13
Film ID:
853.12
Issue Date:
13/02/1936

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