Ceylon Independence - Clips 1948

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Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material.

Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Various shots of people at the road side during Ceylon's Independence Parade. Shots of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess of Gloucester with Prime Minister of Ceylon Mr Sennanayake during the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
59618
Sort Number:
UNSO 017 O
Time in/Out:
01:48:06:00 / 01:48:38:00
Canister:
UNSO Reel 017 O
Film ID:
1514.40
Issue Date:

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