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1941 U.S.A.: 16" San Francisco Harbour Defence Guns Firing.
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0:48Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1941
Location: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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San Francisco, U.S.A.: General view gun firing, twice. General view interior, sailors running to man the gun. Semi view as they roll shell. Semi view pan. as shell goes into breech. Semi view side view shell being rammed home. General view gun firing. General view as another shell is rammed home. Pan. up breech. Side view and close-up front view of gun barrel rising. Semi view of gun firing. Long view of barrel rising. Long view of gun firing.
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