Lafayette Honoured 1934

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Full title reads: "LAFAYETTE HONOURED - Centenary of famous French hero celebrated at Rockefeller Centre."

New York, United States of America (USA).

Guardsmen lined up at Rockefeller Centre, New York, for the honouring of hero of the French Revolution - Lafayette. French Ambassador...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9709
Sort Number:
34/041
Time in/Out:
01:04:07:00 / 01:05:59:00
Canister:
34/41
Film ID:
787.04
Issue Date:
21/05/1934

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