Underwater Show! 1940

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Titles read: "UNDERWATER SHOW!"

Florida, United States of America.

Various shots of the Florida Everglades. We then see various shots of scenery and props being prepared for an underwater circus show and weighted down into position on the bed of the Everglades by divers. Various shots...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15569
Sort Number:
PT 530
Time in/Out:
01:36:32:00 / 01:40:05:00
Canister:
PT 530
Film ID:
1202.21
Issue Date:
27/05/1940

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