Haile Selassie's Silver Jubilee Preparations 1955

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia).

GV. Addis Ababa's the triumph arch over the broad Churchill Avenue. GV. The old market. LV. Old market showing new building in background. LV. Old market with clothes hanging out of the old shacks. GV. Main street in Addis Ababa showing new building. LV....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31324
Sort Number:
55/089
Time in/Out:
01:03:26:00 / 01:04:01:00
Canister:
55/89
Film ID:
555.03
Issue Date:
07/11/1955

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