Gloria In Excelsis 1927

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Item title reads: "Gloria In Excelsis! Cardinal Boggiani - the papal legate - before enormous and devout crowd - inaugurates Eucharistic Congress with great pomp."

Bologna, Italy

M/S of a large crowd with flags and standards to the right of camera. The cardinal walks beneath an ornate...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33369
Sort Number:
G 1434
Time in/Out:
01:49:06:00 / 01:51:15:00
Canister:
G 1434
Film ID:
698.33
Issue Date:
19/09/1927

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