Power And Pleasure 1931

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"In one of Germany's great generating stations where the water of the dam basin supplies the power."

L/S of the power station. Various shots of the building and of the dam. Camera follows a yacht as it moves across the water. Low angle shot of the power station, seen through cabling and electricity...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16810
Sort Number:
EP 221
Time in/Out:
01:15:44:00 / 01:17:36:00
Canister:
EP 221
Film ID:
946.08
Issue Date:
17/09/1931

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