World's Highest Road 1939

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Titles read: "Pathetone Lightens The 'Blackout' With - WORLD'S HIGHEST ROAD!"

Rockies, United States of America.

General view of a lake with forest and mountains in the background. Various shots of Mount Evans in the Rocky Mountains near Colorado and the man-made road that has been...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41300
Sort Number:
PT 508
Time in/Out:
01:10:09:00 / 01:11:07:00
Canister:
PT 508
Film ID:
1196.06
Issue Date:
25/12/1939

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