New Power Station 1940

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Unissued / unused material.

Building new electric plant / power station in Western Poland.

LS construction site of power station. MS cooling towers under construction. Various shots of welders at work on boiler pipelines. MS erecting boilers. Various shots men erecting pylons.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
68045
Sort Number:
UN 2190 H
Time in/Out:
02:00:03:00 / 02:00:51:00
Canister:
UN 2190 H
Film ID:
2521.38
Issue Date:

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