Morro Castle Awaits Her Fate 1935

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Morro Castle awaits her fate.

United States of America (USA).

M/S of the burnt out liner 'Morro Castle' beached off the New Jersey coast, the camera pans across the stricken ship which is blackened and charred. L/S as tugs take it to Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, where naval inspectors...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
10864
Sort Number:
35/024
Time in/Out:
01:15:28:00 / 01:15:59:00
Canister:
35/24
Film ID:
819.19
Issue Date:
25/03/1935

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