Greatest Of All Carnivals 1926

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Nice, South of France.

Title: "Greatest of Carnivals. Gaily clad revellers ... with many weird figures ... throng the famous Riviera Resort, in the glorious sunshine".

High angled shot of a parade of carnival floats winding through a crowd lined square. High angled shot of one of the...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25542
Sort Number:
G 1267
Time in/Out:
01:19:49:00 / 01:22:22:00
Canister:
G 1267
Film ID:
452.07
Issue Date:
11/02/1926

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