French Ballet 1948

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Unissued / unused material.

Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France.

Ballet dancers performing sequence from Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann". The stage in decorated with the United Nations logo and flags from all the UN nations.

Date on old record is 25/11/1948.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64942
Sort Number:
UN 2048 F
Time in/Out:
01:25:03:00 / 01:25:41:00
Canister:
UN 2048 F
Film ID:
2244.06
Issue Date:
1948

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