King Carnival 1921

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Item title reads - King Carnival. Seated on a stork, symbol of Alsace-Lorraine, 'returns' from liberated province to lead first post-war carnival. Nice, France.

Various shots of the huge model of the man on the stork, it is surrounded by people.

Intertitle - 'The Pelican - most greedy...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22108
Sort Number:
G 0743
Time in/Out:
01:01:59:00 / 01:02:51:00
Canister:
G 743
Film ID:
228.03
Issue Date:
03/02/1921

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