Oil Strike At Cortemaggiore 1950

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Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear.

Oil gusher at Cortemaggiore in Italy.

Italian newsreel item with commentary.

Various shots of oil gusher showing the oil shooting out of the derrick and into the air. A man walks about in the oil on...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65944
Sort Number:
UN 2297 C
Time in/Out:
01:26:23:00 / 01:27:00:00
Canister:
UN 2297 C
Film ID:
2318.09
Issue Date:

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