Sorting Through Personal Effects And Germans… 1945

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Unused / Unissued material. Sorting through personal effects at Belsen concentration camp, and German civilians queuing for something in Germany.

M/S U.S. officer sorting through a large pile of spectacles. C/U one pair he is holding. Various shots of German civilians queuing outside building...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62114
Sort Number:
UN 1139 B
Time in/Out:
01:10:55:00 / 01:14:31:00
Canister:
UN 1139 B
Film ID:
1990.02
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