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Southampton AKA Empress Of Australia 1939
Description
Full titles read: "SOUTHAMPTON"
M/S's of a large battleship in Southampton docks, Hampshire. M/S's of sailors on board the ship. Several shots of the liner the 'Empress of Australia' in the dock.
Note: The track is currently missing.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 14237
- Sort Number:
- 39/035
- Time in/Out:
- 01:48:36:00 / 01:49:16:00
- Canister:
- 39/35
- Film ID:
- 1005.44
- Issue Date:
- 01/05/1939
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