Corfu - Italy Seizes Island 1923

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Item title reads - Corfu. The Greek Island seized by Italy and which becomes Europe's new "storm centre."

M/S of a man wearing robes making a speech, men stand with their arms raised. M/S of military men on horses doing the same, the camera pans across them. M/S of lots of people with their...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23971
Sort Number:
G 1014
Time in/Out:
01:03:05:00 / 01:05:54:00
Canister:
G 1014
Film ID:
316.04
Issue Date:
13/09/1923

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