Things To Come - Power For The Highlands 1947

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Full title reads: "Things To Come - Power For The Highlands"

Scotland. Hydro-electic power stations are being built in the Highlands.

LS General scenic views of Invernesshire, Scotland.

MS Men hacking at rocks with pickaxes.

MS LS Various other shots of cavity to...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28047
Sort Number:
47/035
Time in/Out:
01:15:15:00 / 01:17:04:00
Canister:
47/35
Film ID:
1183.07
Issue Date:
01/05/1947

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