Mining Disaster Czechoslovakia 1946

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Unissued / Unused material.

52 miners killed in Kohinoor mine. Near Most, Czechoslovakia.

MS's pithead and chimneys. CU rescue workers descending in cage. Various shots of the mine. CU one of the dead on a stretcher covered by blankets. CU an old Czech miner who narrowly escaped...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
66323
Sort Number:
UN 1583 G
Time in/Out:
01:40:47:00 / 01:42:31:00
Canister:
UN 1583 G
Film ID:
2355.20
Issue Date:

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