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Snowdonia
Explore the breath-taking landscape of North Wales' national park with this post-WWII travelogue
Overview
Explore the breath-taking landscape of North Wales' national park with this post-WWII travelogue, directed by Horace Shepherd.
This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the BFI National Archive on behalf of The National Archives, home to more than 1,000 years of British history.
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