All For Defence 1940

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Full title reads: "All For Defence".

Dublin, Eire, Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.

VS good shots of Prime Minister Eamon De Valera, William T Cosgrave and William Norton (Member of the Dail Eireann) addressing a large crowd from a dais in Dublin on National Defence Day.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20870
Sort Number:
40/050
Time in/Out:
01:50:52:00 / 01:51:40:00
Canister:
40/50
Film ID:
1047.38
Issue Date:
20/06/1940

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