Terrific Hailstorm In Johannesburg 1939

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Full titles read: "TERRIFIC HAILSTORM IN JOHANNESBURG"

L/S's and M/Ss of large hail stones covering the ground along roads and houses on the outskirts of Johannesburg in South Africa. L/S's of people clearing away some of the ice. L/S's of flood water moving running through the streets as the...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19443
Sort Number:
39/007
Time in/Out:
01:50:41:00 / 01:51:17:00
Canister:
39/7
Film ID:
995.61
Issue Date:
23/02/1939

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