Empire Day 1930

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Item title reads - Empire Day. Old and young in thousands join in great festival of prayer and praise. Everywhere.

L/S as people parade down a road dressed in costumes from various parts of the Empire. M/S of a woman dressed as Britannia, she walks along in front of the crowd and holds up...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
14448
Sort Number:
G 1714
Time in/Out:
01:00:59:00 / 01:02:41:00
Canister:
G 1714
Film ID:
832.02
Issue Date:
26/05/1930

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