Selected Originals - New Oil Wealth For… 1952

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Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "New Oil Wealth for Iraq" 52/7.

Lots of extra material on top of that used in the Newsreel Story.

Near Basra, Iraq.

Various shots of oil well and rig in desert. Man inspects pumping equipment. GV Canal...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
26729
Sort Number:
52/007 A
Time in/Out:
01:14:03:00 / 01:24:49:00
Canister:
52/7 A (Selected Originals)
Film ID:
5.11
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Lifestyle & Culture Lifestyle & Culture Trade & Industry Trade & Industry
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Iraq Esho RADWAN Lukoil Middle Eastern Oil iraq Untitled Workspace

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