Typhoon Smashes Wake Island AKA Typhoon… 1952

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Wake Island, Pacific Ocean. A terrible typhoon has devastated the Island.

GV. Devastated Wake Island. LV. Pan, wrecked building. & SV. LV. Through girders, personnel eating in wrecked building SV. Personnel eating. MV. Man sleeping under shattered roof. SV. Wreckage of island church. & LV....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
27499
Sort Number:
52/079
Time in/Out:
01:27:46:00 / 01:28:27:00
Canister:
52/79
Film ID:
30.21
Issue Date:
29/09/1952

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