Haile Selassie 1947

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia).

Intertitle reads: "Abyssinia".

Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, leaving dais during the troops parade in Addis Ababa. He salutes twice and walks off, several men in uniforms follow. Several shots of Haile Selassie on dais and as he walks along...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
66520
Sort Number:
UN 1718 C
Time in/Out:
01:27:45:00 / 01:28:10:00
Canister:
UN 1718 C
Film ID:
2373.08
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