Albanian Princesses Visit New York 1938

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New York, United States of America.

Various shots of the liner ship 'Conte di Savoia' arriving at the New York dockside. M/Ss and C/Us of the three glamorous Albanian Princesses, unmarried sisters of the King Zog I of Albania. Two of them wear ocelot (?) fur coats. Brief section of American...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16375
Sort Number:
38/020
Time in/Out:
01:02:05:00 / 01:02:28:00
Canister:
38/20
Film ID:
957.03
Issue Date:
10/03/1938

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