The Home Of The Vikings 1934-1935

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Titles read: 'THE HOME OF THE VIKINGS'.

Faroe Islands.

Various shots of the town and harbour of Thorshavn on the island of Stomo. Local girls and men wear traditional home-woven costumes. C/U of an old man with a beard - "a typical descendant of the old Vikings". The men hold hands...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52038
Sort Number:
PSP 868
Time in/Out:
01:56:24:00 / 01:58:37:00
Canister:
PSP 868
Film ID:
1636.27
Issue Date:
22/11/1934

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