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On The Edge Of The Sahara AKA On The Edge… 1930
Description
Item title reads - On the edge of the Sahara. Tribute to pioneers who first crossed that vast sea of sand by automobile - unveiled. Touggourt, North Africa.
L/S of huge sand dunes, L/S of camels and African men in robes L/S of Touggourt, sand swirls up as people run about in a kind of dance...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 14453
- Sort Number:
- G 1715
- Time in/Out:
- 01:07:58:00 / 01:08:59:00
- Canister:
- G 1715
- Film ID:
- 832.07
- Issue Date:
- 29/05/1930
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