The "Hindenburg's" Last Voyage 1930

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Full title reads: "The 'Hindenburg's' Last Voyage. After being at the bottom of the sea for 11 years - safely towed to Rosyth to be broken up - a tribute to the tenacity patience & skill of Messrs. Cox and Danks and their salvage staff."

Scotland.

Shots of the German warship 'The Hindenburg'...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6439
Sort Number:
30/027
Time in/Out:
01:03:13:00 / 01:05:36:00
Canister:
30/27
Film ID:
723.02
Issue Date:
01/09/1930

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