Record Rains Wreak Havoc In Transvaal 1940-1949

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Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Titles read: 'African Mirror No. 241 - RECORD RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN TRANSVAAL'.

South Africa.

Several shots of flooded areas in the Transvaal - flooded streets, fields. People carrying belongings from...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
73996
Sort Number:
UN 1201 B
Time in/Out:
01:43:41:00 / 01:46:43:00
Canister:
UN 1201 B
Film ID:
1944.31
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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