Mount Vesuvius 1930-1939

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Title missing.

Mt. Vesuvius, Italy.

Various shots of Mount Vesuvius erupting. Smoke comes out of the crafter. Some shots show men on the side of the volcano. Various shots of lava flowing down the side of the crater.

N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84985
Sort Number:
UNI GAZ 020
Time in/Out:
01:24:50:00 / 01:25:32:00
Canister:
UNI GAZ ROLL 20
Film ID:
2957.23
Issue Date:
1930 - 1939

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