Guatemala 1957

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Guatemala.

GV. Crowds in Guatemala as the coffin is borne through the streets during funeral of murdered President Carlos Castillo Armas. SV. Women in crowd weeping. SV. Coffin on a carriage being towed through the streets by an army jeep, officials walking beside holding ribbons tied to coffin....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48801
Sort Number:
57/064
Time in/Out:
01:44:21:00 / 01:45:06:00
Canister:
57/64
Film ID:
1497.36
Issue Date:
08/08/1957

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