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Sea Breaking against Some Rocks

Waves on the North Devon coastline

Non-Fiction 1898 1 mins Silent

Overview

Foaming sea breaks over rocks and a sea wall in what is believed to be Ilfracombe, on the North Devon coast. The study of waves breaking was a popular subject in early moving pictures, and was filmed here by Charles Goodwin Norton to embellish his magic lantern slide shows. Feel free to wave back...