Sea Harvests 1940-1949

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British Instructional Films presentation.

"Whaling" - shot of a whaling boat. C/U of man steering boat. Shot of the harpoon on the back of the boat. Top shot of a man winding rope into a coil, there is a kitten in the middle. The "lookout" in the crows nest shouts down that he has spotted...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
85202
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:17:05:00 / 01:27:34:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2963.18
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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