Riches Of The Earth 1940

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Titles read: "A PATHETONE SPECIAL - RICHES OF THE EARTH".

United States of America.

Various scenic shots of countryside and mountains of the American West. We then see a sequence showing the old wild west towns with pioneers arriving in wagon...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15716
Sort Number:
PT 542
Time in/Out:
01:15:00:00 / 01:19:02:00
Canister:
PT 542
Film ID:
1206.09
Issue Date:
19/08/1940

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