French Troops Pay Homage To "Grand Pere"… 1931

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Funeral of Marshal Joseph Joffre; one of France's most popular military leaders; & Commander in Chief of the French Army during the first part of World War One. He died 3/1/1931.

France.

MS President Raymond Poincare making a speech at ceremony, standing in a sort of booth with windows...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
77707
Sort Number:
ON 490 U
Time in/Out:
01:16:11:00 / 01:19:31:00
Canister:
ON 490 U
Film ID:
2522.13
Issue Date:
1931

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