Trailers Of Tomorrow AKA Caravans Of Tomorrow 1949

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Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear.

American newsreel titles read: 'FIRST LOOK AT TOMORROW'S TRAILERS'.

Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States of America.

Shot of trailers being towed along road.

Several shots of a massive two-storey...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
67534
Sort Number:
UN 2136 G
Time in/Out:
01:32:36:00 / 01:33:35:00
Canister:
UN 2136 G
Film ID:
2493.16
Issue Date:

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