Tana 1939

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Titles read: "TANA".

Africa.

Various shots of Lake Tana in north east Africa, mostly aerial shots. The lake runs through vast, half-submerged prairies and becomes the Blue Nile River, winding around rocky land. Mountains rise up from the river bank. African men navigate a barge carrying...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41167
Sort Number:
PT 501
Time in/Out:
01:14:34:00 / 01:16:25:00
Canister:
PT 501
Film ID:
1194.09
Issue Date:
06/11/1939

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