Washington - Fire Brigade Clean Buildings… 1936

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Description

Title reads: "Washington".

Washington D.C., United States of America (USA).

Various shots of fire men from Washington fire brigade using high pressure water hoses to clean Capitol building in time for reassembly of Congress.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13243
Sort Number:
36/97
Time in/Out:
01:40:07:00 / 01:41:03:00
Canister:
36/97
Film ID:
899.20
Issue Date:
03/12/1936

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