Pothole Rescue 1963

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France.

GV. Rescue workers' camp, pan to gorge where the flooded cave is. GV. Water rushing down over rocks. SV. Raging water running into the cave. SV. Rescue worker throwing canister of food into water which is carried into the cave, & GV. GB. Bulldozers working building dam. SV. Pile of...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54582
Sort Number:
63/048
Time in/Out:
01:03:25:00 / 01:04:34:00
Canister:
63/48
Film ID:
1768.03
Issue Date:
13/06/1963

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