The Mechanical Lung AKA Escape From U Boat 1929

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Item title reads - Escape from U Boat submerged at sea. Gulf of Mexico. Navy tests life saving device with S4 60 miles off shore.

M/S of the S4 submarine, M/S as it is submerged, a small boat is anchored alongside. M/S as sailors on the small boat hold an inflated bag in the water, a man surfaces...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35669
Sort Number:
G 1585
Time in/Out:
01:37:25:00 / 01:39:47:00
Canister:
G 1585
Film ID:
780.28
Issue Date:
28/02/1929

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