Norway Launching Dublin Issue 1942

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Titles read: "NORWAY LAUNCHING" (Dublin issue).

Norway.

Various shots of Princess Martha, Crown Princess of Norway (formerly of Sweden) launching the liberty ship St Olaf. Workers cheer as the ship moves slowly down the slipway.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43852
Sort Number:
42/041
Time in/Out:
01:10:53:00 / 01:11:30:00
Canister:
42/41 (Dublin)
Film ID:
1328.10
Issue Date:
21/05/1942

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