News In A Nutshell Plague Of Locusts In… 1937

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NEWS IN A NUTSHELL collection of short world news.

PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS IN JOHANNESBURG

Johannesburg, South Africa.
Various shots of the clouds of locusts in South African countryside. They are everywhere. People walking in the clouds of locusts - they can hardly be seen.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13437
Sort Number:
37/018
Time in/Out:
01:27:14:00 / 01:33:36:00
Canister:
37/18
Film ID:
913.09
Issue Date:
04/03/1937

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