On Top Of A Continent 1936

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Full title reads: "On top of a continent".

Exploring Mount McKinley (National Park) by aeroplane, Alaska, United States of America (USA).

Various shots of men loading equipment and cameras onto Pacific Alaska Airways aeroplane. L/S of aeroplane taking off across grassy plain.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39742
Sort Number:
PT 350
Time in/Out:
01:38:27:00 / 01:41:14:00
Canister:
PT 350
Film ID:
1144.17
Issue Date:
07/12/1936

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