| THE MENACE OF THE SEA Good footage of very large icebergs in the North Atlantic. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7282 |
| Catalog #: | 191315 | |
| Clip Number: | 191315-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 107 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:53 - 01:14:14 | |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS: Iceberg LOCATIONS/ATLANTIC OCEAN: Misc OCCUPATIONS: Explorers SCENICS: Ice Flow | |
| Description: | THE MENACE OF THE SEA - Captain Bob Bartlett, famous Arctic Explorer - (he accompanied Peary on his dash for the Pole) explains how huge icebergs endanger navigation in the North Atlantic. Several shots of large icebergs taken form the deck of a large ship. Good M/S of large iceberg. The commentator informs us that the "Bergs often rise as high as 500 feet". Various shots men on the deck of a ship firing a large gun at the icebergs. L/Ss of explosions on the side of the icebergs. | |
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