200,000 People 1925

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Item title reads - 200,000 people flock to old world city to see centuries old religious procession " of the Holy Blood." Bruges, Belgium.

L/S of the procession walking slowly through the streets, M/S of ladies wearing white robes and veils carrying a holy icon, others carry banners. M/S of...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25130
Sort Number:
G 1187
Time in/Out:
01:36:18:00 / 01:39:40:00
Canister:
G 1187
Film ID:
392.26
Issue Date:
07/05/1925

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