Waterfall For One Day AKA Le Marmore Waterfall 1952

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Le Marmore Waterfall, Italy.

The famous falls have been diverted to create hydroelectric power, one day a year the water flows back over the falls.

GV. Pan up, power station, SV. Water by dam. SV. Water running through sluices, pan down to foaming water. SV. People waiting for waterfalls...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
27382
Sort Number:
52/069
Time in/Out:
01:09:18:00 / 01:09:57:00
Canister:
52/69
Film ID:
26.08
Issue Date:
25/08/1952

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