Gratitude Train 1949

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French "Gratitude Train" - Chicago to Council Bluffs, United States of America (USA).

MS Anna-Marie Max at Clinton, Iowa, pan up to "Gratitude Train" (the French way of thanking the US for its help during WW2). LS Gratitude Train being pulled through city...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
65130
Sort Number:
UN 2067 C
Time in/Out:
01:02:08:00 / 01:03:00:00
Canister:
UN 2067 C
Film ID:
2262.03
Issue Date:
18/02/1949

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