San Francisco 1939

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Full titles read: "SAN FRANCISCO"

L/Ss of the new Trans-Atlantic Clipper flying boat in-flight over San Francisco, in the United States of America. Various good shots of navigators watching large dials and controls inside the enormous aeroplane. Excellent footage of four young women sitting...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
14078
Sort Number:
39/013
Time in/Out:
01:07:26:00 / 01:08:17:00
Canister:
39/13
Film ID:
1001.09
Issue Date:
13/02/1939

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