Funeral Of Gas Explosion Victims 1954

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Ribolla, Italy.

Documentation on file of funeral of gas explosion victims.

Crowd. Wreaths. Coffins put on hearses. Funeral train. Government personalities Fanfani, Vigorelli, Guiseppe Di Vittorio, Luigi Longo and M Pajetta. Various shots. Families following the Coffins, with woman...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
81485
Sort Number:
UN 2618 F
Time in/Out:
01:41:58:00 / 01:44:03:00
Canister:
UN 2618 F
Film ID:
2769.17
Issue Date:
1954

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