Ceremony In Abyssinia 1930-1939

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Full title reads: "Ceremony In Abyssinia. King Selassie I opens new Parliament Building"

Abyssinia / Ethiopia.

Pan across new Parliament building (presumably in Addis Ababa). Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie arrives in car and is escorted to door. He is presented with a key and...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
80827
Sort Number:
UNI GAZ 036
Time in/Out:
01:02:00:00 / 01:02:43:00
Canister:
UNI GAZ ROLL 36
Film ID:
2745.03
Issue Date:
1930 - 1939

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