THE CITY THAT VANISHED

The City That Vanished 1932

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Italy.

Full titles read: "THE CITY THAT VANISHED - Two thousand years ago Herculaneum, Italy, was engulfed by the great same disaster that overwhelmed Pompeii. Today the work of uncovering the buried streets is actively progressing."

Several shots of the excavators using pickaxes and...

Herculaneum Italy volcanoes disasters Mount Vesuvius excavations

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Cataloguer:: Howard
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Sound
Media URN:: 37169
Sort Number:: PT 105

Time in/Out:: 01:24:27:00 / 01:25:26:00
Canister:: PT 105
Film ID:: 1050.11
Issue Date:: 28/03/1932

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Categories: Travel & Exploration Travel & Exploration Entertainment & Humour
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