President Tours Flood Area AKA U.S. Floods 1955

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United States of America, U.S.A. (USA).

SCU. Aeroplane wing and engine, from cabin. SCU. American President Dwight Eisenhower in cabin of plane, conferring with official. SV. From aircraft to wing and engine. Air to ground, flood devastated area. SCU. Eisenhower (Ike) looking out of plane...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31050
Sort Number:
55/070
Time in/Out:
01:18:18:00 / 01:19:08:00
Canister:
55/70
Film ID:
541.16
Issue Date:
01/09/1955

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