Coronation News 1953

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London. Decorations of the Coronation are planned using a scale model of the route.

GV. Rt. Hon. David Eccles, Minister of Works, addressing Press Conference. & SV. STV. Pan, working model of Mall, Whitehall, Parliament Square and Abbey. STV. Section of model depicting Buckingham Palace and...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
27951
Sort Number:
53/012
Time in/Out:
01:52:19:00 / 01:53:44:00
Canister:
53/12
Film ID:
58.41
Issue Date:
23/02/1953

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