Antifascist Demonstrations - Burma 1940-1949

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Burma.

Various shots of very large crowd gathered for the antifascist demonstrations in Burma. People are seen hanging from trees, sitting on ground, standing, etc. It looks as if demonstrations are not held in town but on field. People are seen climbing a hill.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
74291
Sort Number:
UN 1342 D
Time in/Out:
01:15:06:00 / 01:17:13:00
Canister:
UN 1342 D
Film ID:
2181.06
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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