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Vesuvius Erupts 1944
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Unissued / Unused material.
Mount Vesuvius erupts. Naples, Italy.
Smoke rises from the eruption into large mushroom cloud. M/S American airmen watching from tent. M/S American aircrew going across to planes. Aerial shot of the eruption. M/S American soldiers standing nearby and watching....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 61851
- Sort Number:
- UN 0880 E
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:14:00 / 01:56:52:00
- Canister:
- UN 880 E
- Film ID:
- 1971.15
- Issue Date:
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