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Sandcastle Competition 1942
Description
Sandcastle competition.
Brisbane, Australia.
The camera pans across people making very clever and ornate designs with the sand. Various shots of the designs including a garden made from sand and shells.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 49552
- Sort Number:
- NSP 302
- Time in/Out:
- 01:21:22:00 / 01:21:50:00
- Canister:
- NSP 302
- Film ID:
- 1540.10
- Issue Date:
- 12/01/1942
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