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Reclaiming The Land 1949
Description
Unissued / unused material.
Land reclamation in Norfolk (Norfolk Broads).
Various shots man building raft made from reeds. Various shots men building flood barriers using reed rafts. M/S cranes lifting silt from bed of river. L/S crane and other pieces of machinery. C/U marshes. C/U...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 65522
- Sort Number:
- UN 2248 C
- Time in/Out:
- 01:49:13:00 / 01:52:50:00
- Canister:
- UN 2248 C
- Film ID:
- 2294.21
- Issue Date:
- 1949
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