Wells, Norfolk AKA New Life Boat Tractor 1939

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Full titles read: "WELLS, NORFOLK"

Various shots of a caterpillar tracked tractor pulling lifeboat across sands and into sea. M/S of the lifeboat finally floated and moving out across empty sea. Various shots of the tractor returning to the beach pulling empty lifeboat trailer.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20420
Sort Number:
39/068
Time in/Out:
01:33:31:00 / 01:34:24:00
Canister:
39/68
Film ID:
1021.32
Issue Date:
23/11/1939

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