Dr. Verwoerd Arrives Home & Anti-Apartheid… 1961

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Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Story about South Africa withdrawing from the Commonwealth and becoming a Republic

Various shots of Black Sash procession as it moves along Eloff Street, Johannesburg's main thoroughfare. MS. Procession arrives at the City Hall, Johannesburg. CU....

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Cataloguer:
Matt
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
86206
Sort Number:
UN 3472 A
Time in/Out:
01:05:19:00 / 01:09:03:00
Canister:
UN 3472 A
Film ID:
3020.04
Issue Date:
1961

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