Trailing The Whale 1933

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Titles read: "Trailing the whale. Most romantic - and arduous - of all hunts, when boats were pulled and harpoons were thrown. Today, power driven ships with harpoon guns trail the world's greatest mammal."

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Various shots of a whaling ship at sea. A whale...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51716
Sort Number:
PSP 813
Time in/Out:
01:41:26:00 / 01:42:52:00
Canister:
PSP 813
Film ID:
1616.24
Issue Date:
02/11/1933

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