Home Town Fetes Ike. 1952

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Abilene, Kansas, United States of America.

GV. Abilene street. SV. People looking in "We Like Ike" window SV. Woman putting on "I Like Ike" hat on boy. SV. Girl with "I Like Ike" pennant. SV. Welcome Home poster. GV. Train approaching Abilene. SV. Mr Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
26960
Sort Number:
52/048
Time in/Out:
01:26:43:00 / 01:27:48:00
Canister:
52/48
Film ID:
12.24
Issue Date:
12/06/1952

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