Embassy Building - 1941

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Description

London.

Several shots of one of the London Embassy buildings, unclear which one,housing Russian and Finnish Legation.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60347
Sort Number:
UN 274 I
Time in/Out:
01:28:59:00 / 01:29:16:00
Canister:
UN 274 I
Film ID:
1663.10
Issue Date:

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