Trailer-Pump Contest 1941

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Item title reads - Trailer pump contest.

Cape Town, South Africa.

L/S of the firefighters lined up, they are inspected by the mayor. Various shots as they pull their trailers out ready for the trailer pump contest. Various shots as they assemble the pump and pull out the hoses which...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39357
Sort Number:
41/079
Time in/Out:
01:19:44:00 / 01:21:00:00
Canister:
41/79
Film ID:
1131.17
Issue Date:
02/10/1941

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