Abyssinia 1930-1939

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Description

Full title reads: "Abyssinia"

Abyssinia / Ethiopia.

VS of Emperor Haile Selassie walking with entourage. He is sheltered by a sunshade.

Selassie arrives on crowded railway platform. Train moves out.

N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Presumably from 1930s...

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
75458
Sort Number:
UNI GAZ 001
Time in/Out:
01:28:07:00 / 01:28:20:00
Canister:
UNI GAZ ROLL 1
Film ID:
1881.02
Issue Date:
1930 - 1939

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