Mountains To Molehills 1938

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Titles read: 'Pathetone - presents "MOUNTAINS TO MOLEHILLS".'

Austria.

Brief shots of the Grossglockner mountain in the Tyrol. We then see several shots of people making detailed papier-mache models of the mountain, working from aerial photographs and maps. Commentator says the model...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40544
Sort Number:
PT 439
Time in/Out:
01:00:39:00 / 01:02:09:00
Canister:
PT 439
Film ID:
1176.01
Issue Date:
22/08/1938

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