New Type Snow Plough Tries Out On Dresden… 1938

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Dresden, Germany.

Various shots of a new kind of snowplough being tried out on the Dresden state roads. A huge cascade of snow is thrown up into the air as the plough passes along the roads.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15954
Sort Number:
38/008
Time in/Out:
01:44:54:00 / 01:45:32:00
Canister:
38/8
Film ID:
951.60
Issue Date:
27/01/1938

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