Hosanna! 1933

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Full title reads: "Westminster Cathedral. Hosanna! Traditional ceremony of the Blessing of the Palms ushers in the Church's greatest festival of the year."

Westminster Cathedral, London.

People - both clergy and congregation - gather outside Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral. They...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6107
Sort Number:
33/030
Time in/Out:
01:25:46:00 / 01:26:50:00
Canister:
33/30
Film ID:
703.19
Issue Date:
13/04/1933

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