General Pershing's Funeral 1948

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Unissued / Unused material.

Funeral of General John Pershing held in Washington DC. United States of America (USA).

MS low angle shot of the dome of the Capitol, Washington. High angle LS people filing past General Pershing, laying in state under the dome. LS the coffin being borne...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
67171
Sort Number:
UN 1972 A
Time in/Out:
01:01:00:00 / 01:02:18:00
Canister:
UN 1972 A
Film ID:
2457.02
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