Churchill Honoured 1949

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Unissued / unused material.

Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister and leader of Conservative opposition, receives Grotius Medal, at Guildhall, London. Cuts from newsreel story in Gazette issue 49/12. Sound is intermittent throughout item.

L/S interior of Guildhall. M/S Churchill...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65113
Sort Number:
UN 2065 A
Time in/Out:
01:16:04:00 / 01:25:47:00
Canister:
UN 2065 A
Film ID:
2260.08
Issue Date:
1949

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