Dancing ... To Church! 1931

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Full title reads: "Luxemburg. Dancing ... to church! Men, women and children at Echternach - pay thanks for miraculous deliverance from the plague, centuries ago, in novel fashion."

Echternach, Luxembourg.

Members of the clergy lead procession through crowded streets. Behind them...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
10605
Sort Number:
31/046
Time in/Out:
01:22:54:00 / 01:24:11:00
Canister:
31/46
Film ID:
809.14
Issue Date:
08/06/1931

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