Fascist "Festival Of Marriage" 1933

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Full title reads: "Italy. Fascist 'Festival of Marriage'. 2,600 couples - 820 in Rome alone - marry simultaneously and receive wedding gift of 500 lire note from the Duce."

Italy.

Wedding festival held in ancient Roman ruins. Large number of bride and grooms walk past watching crowd....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6697
Sort Number:
33/088
Time in/Out:
01:34:35:00 / 01:35:23:00
Canister:
33/89
Film ID:
735.29
Issue Date:
02/11/1933

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