Taking Giants For A Ride 1932

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Titles read: "Taking giants for a ride. The giants in this case are those of the forests of the great North West, where nature is ravished so that men may live in ugly cities - ".

Location of events unknown - probably United States of America (USA).

Various shots of tree trunks being...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37344
Sort Number:
PT 140
Time in/Out:
01:53:03:00 / 01:54:42:00
Canister:
PT 140
Film ID:
1066.25
Issue Date:
28/11/1932

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