King Gustave AKA King Gustav 1926

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Full title reads: "King Gustave [sic] (whose ancestor King Gustave, founded regiment in 1525) at 400th anniversary celebrations of his Royal Lifeguards".

Stockholm, Sweden.

L/S of battalion of soldiers - the Royal Lifeguards - marching into courtyard. The courtyard looks like it is...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26292
Sort Number:
G 1335
Time in/Out:
01:18:52:00 / 01:20:19:00
Canister:
G 1335
Film ID:
640.12
Issue Date:
07/10/1926

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