Celebrating The Feast Of St. Marcel AKA… 1939

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Festival in Marcel, France.

L/S's of hundred of people walking through the streets of Marcel in France to celebrate the anniversary of when the town was saved from famine in the 14th century. L/S's of a large skinned bull being carried through the streets on a large spit. Several shots of the...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19291
Sort Number:
39/009
Time in/Out:
01:19:17:00 / 01:20:05:00
Canister:
39/9
Film ID:
999.22
Issue Date:
30/01/1939

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