Sicily AKA Hydro Electric Scheme 1935

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.

Title reads: "Sicily"

Sicily, Italy.

Long view of dam - part of hydro-electric power generation scheme. Closer shots of the hydroelectric dam - it is being built, large sections are being filled with concrete....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
58091
Sort Number:
UN 0057 G
Time in/Out:
01:30:28:00 / 01:31:47:00
Canister:
UN 57 G
Film ID:
518.08
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Italy 1900-1960

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