Corpus Christi Procession 1914-1918

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Corpus Christi Procession - we did not ask for a truce.

Location of events unknown - somewhere in England.

Corpus Christi Procession; on a rainy day in 1918. Catholic ceremony. Altar boy swinging incense. Tapestry icons; very elaborate designs; held up on poles above marchers. Very...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72727
Sort Number:
ON 096 M
Time in/Out:
01:13:19:00 / 01:17:10:00
Canister:
ON 096 M
Film ID:
1896.11
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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