U.S. Ships For Norway 1940

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Full title reads: "US Ships for Norway".

New York, United States of America (USA).

Various good shots including aerial views of American Liberty ships and other merchant ships in harbour in New York.

All the ships which include the President Harding, the American Shipper,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20250
Sort Number:
40/009
Time in/Out:
01:52:58:00 / 01:53:33:00
Canister:
40/9
Film ID:
1033.48
Issue Date:
29/01/1940

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