Egypt - 6,000 Year Old Statue Moved 1955

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Cairo, Egypt.

LV. A massive 6000 year old statue of Egypt's Pharaoh Ramses II being loaded onto trailer, & SCU. & SV. CU. Feet of statue. LV. Statue on route to Cairo followed by protesting crowd. SV. Crowd. SV. Statue on route. SV. Pan, protesting crowds. LV. Statue going over a bridge in...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30525
Sort Number:
55/021
Time in/Out:
01:55:41:00 / 01:56:22:00
Canister:
55/21
Film ID:
509.40
Issue Date:
14/03/1955

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