Table Mountain 1962

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Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

VS of life saving competition on beach. A small bagpipe band play. VS of and from cable railway as it ascends Table Mountain. VS GVs from top of mountain down to Cape Town. VS of people looking through large telescope...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88381
Sort Number:
UN 3829 D
Time in/Out:
01:35:00:00 / 01:38:47:00
Canister:
UN 3829 D
Film ID:
3137.12
Issue Date:
1962

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