New York 1938

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Item title reads - New York.

Various shots of men stood on a dock throwing bottles of alcohol (?) at a wall from crates. Various shots of the bottles smashing against the wall.

Cataloguer's note: the soundtrack to this item is missing, it is not listed in the official issue sheet...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
18225
Sort Number:
38/094 ?
Time in/Out:
01:19:39:00 / 01:20:06:00
Canister:
38/94 ?
Film ID:
989.24
Issue Date:
24/11/1938

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0:010:020:030:04

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