New Jersey - Bootleg Spirit Causes Forest… 1937

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Full title reads: "NEW JERSEY".

New Jersey, United States of America (USA).

Volunteer firemen trying to put out forest fire. Trees burning, clouds of smoke everywhere. Men standing next to tins and barrels of bootleg spirit which caused the fire. A man pouring the spirit into a large...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15971
Sort Number:
37/064
Time in/Out:
01:01:57:00 / 01:02:34:00
Canister:
37/64
Film ID:
931.05
Issue Date:
12/08/1937

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