Norwegian Landslide 1936

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Item title reads - Norwegian landslide. Lakeside villages submerged.

Norway.

L/S's of picturesque fjords and impressive mountains in Norway, M/S of a boat sailing past. M/S of debris scattered around Lerne (?) lake. M/S as the camera pans up the mountainside where a landslide caused...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13129
Sort Number:
36/075
Time in/Out:
01:01:23:00 / 01:02:36:00
Canister:
36/75
Film ID:
893.02
Issue Date:
17/09/1936

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  • The landslide and subsequent tsunami described in this clip took place on 13 September 1936.

    "Lerne Lake" in text should read Loen Lake.

    jamied 18th Aug 2012

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