The Last Refuge - A Tale Of The Navajo 1940

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Titles read: "THE LAST REFUGE - A TALE OF THE NAVAJO".

Navajo Desert, Arizona, United States of America.

Various good shots show life for American-Indians of the Navajo tribe. Scenic shots of the rocky and barren countryside; American-Indians with bare chests act out horse herding...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15739
Sort Number:
PT 545
Time in/Out:
01:05:31:00 / 01:09:32:00
Canister:
PT 545
Film ID:
1208.05
Issue Date:
09/09/1940

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