Typhoon Hits Tokyo 1958

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Full title reads: "Typhoon Hits Tokyo".

Tokyo, Japan. Typhoon Alice hits Japan.

GV Street in Tokyo with willow trees bent over by torrential rain and high winds.

SV More willow trees bent over.

GV Flooded area with water running down step making a small waterfall....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49617
Sort Number:
58/062
Time in/Out:
01:07:37:00 / 01:08:15:00
Canister:
58/62
Film ID:
1545.04
Issue Date:
04/08/1958

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