Food Shortage Demo - Rome 1947

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Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear.

Cuts from newsreel 47/79 - Food Shortage Demonstration in Italy.

Rome, Italy.

Various shots of people marching along in a demonstration against the food shortage in Rome. Several carry placards and banners,...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64199
Sort Number:
UN 1819 C
Time in/Out:
01:04:52:00 / 01:09:35:00
Canister:
UN 1819 C
Film ID:
2174.02
Issue Date:
1947

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