Wide Wide World Beware - Other Items Share… 1946

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Title reads: "Wide, Wide, World".

Shark fishing off the coast of Madras, India. Various shots of the fishermen heading out to sea in their fragile catamarans. A shark is hauled aboard one of the craft. M/S of the boat riding the surf back to the shore. M/S of the fishermen dragging the boat...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46189
Sort Number:
46/103
Time in/Out:
01:09:01:00 / 01:13:06:00
Canister:
46/103
Film ID:
1418.03
Issue Date:
26/12/1946

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