Addis Ababa 1937

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Full title reads: "Addis Ababa".

Ethiopia / Abyssinia.

Various shots of new Coptic Church in Ethiopian capital. Shots of opening ceremony in the presence of the Italian Viceroy. Crowds of Ethiopians watch the ceremony, watched over by a few Italian soldiers.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
73218
Sort Number:
37/018 / UNI GAZ 017
Time in/Out:
01:18:11:00 / 01:18:56:00
Canister:
37/18 / UNI GAZ ROLL 17
Film ID:
1915.15
Issue Date:
04/03/1937

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