America's Military Tournament 1927

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Item title reads: "America's "Military Tournament". President Coolidge, whole of the cabinet & huge crowds see modern warfare in mimic battle."

Washington DC, United States of America (USA).

M/S President Coolidge and others in posh clothes, sitting under a canopy. L/S from above shows...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33430
Sort Number:
G 1442
Time in/Out:
01:23:46:00 / 01:25:23:00
Canister:
G 1442
Film ID:
702.15
Issue Date:
17/10/1927

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