World's Largest Liner 1934

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Full title reads: "WORLD'S LARGEST LINER? - S.S. Normandie at St. Nazaire."

St. Nazaire, France.

Various shots of, what is clamed to be, the world's largest liner "Normandie" still under construction. Various shots of the men working on the ship. More shots of the ship.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
10182
Sort Number:
34/088
Time in/Out:
01:38:24:00 / 01:40:18:00
Canister:
34/88
Film ID:
801.27
Issue Date:
01/11/1934

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