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The USA - In One Breath! 1940
Description
Titles read: "THE USA - IN ONE BREATH!"
New Rochelle, United States of America.
C/Us of a rather studious-looking schoolboy in glasses and fedora hat taking several very deep breaths before rattling off the names of all 48 states of America in one breath. After taking more deep breaths,...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 15792
- Sort Number:
- PT 559
- Time in/Out:
- 01:45:50:00 / 01:46:50:00
- Canister:
- PT 559
- Film ID:
- 1210.26
- Issue Date:
- 16/12/1940
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