Addis Ababa - Ramadan Lner 1937

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Title reads: "Addis Ababa".

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia).

Various shots of the huge crowds in Ethiopian capitol Addis Ababa. People are seen sitting on the sun, washing their feet, praying, bowing to Mecca, the Moslems Holy City.


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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13388
Sort Number:
37/008
Time in/Out:
01:51:14:00 / 01:52:02:00
Canister:
37/8
Film ID:
909.39
Issue Date:
23/01/1937

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