A Hallowed Spot 1933

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Full title reads: "Beauvais. A Hallowed Spot. Poignant scenes at unveiling of Two Nation's Memorial to victims of R-101."

Beauvais, France.

Aerial view of people gathering around the memorial to the dead of the R 101 airship disaster.

British Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6503
Sort Number:
33/080
Time in/Out:
01:56:18:00 / 01:58:35:00
Canister:
33/80
Film ID:
725.36
Issue Date:
05/10/1933

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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