Chamberlain Day 1917 1917

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Chamberlain Day 1917. Birmingham.

Holidays; Parades. Policemen and people on street --ladies in big hats; quite a few elderly people. Diag. shot of crowd behind barricade on sidewalk; as cars approach on street. Shot of some of Pan on some people watching; 2 old men shaking hands; group of...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
72072
Sort Number:
ON 061 O
Time in/Out:
01:24:05:00 / 01:25:26:00
Canister:
ON 061 O
Film ID:
1874.25
Issue Date:
1917

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