Las Palmas 1962

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Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.

Several shots of street scenes and elegant hotels in Las Palmas; people sit at a pavement cafe. Cacti and brightly coloured flowers are seen growing beside the buildings. A man sweeps the steps of a church where Christopher Columbus prayed for guidance...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3087
Sort Number:
CP 386
Time in/Out:
01:55:26:00 / 01:56:47:00
Canister:
CP 386
Film ID:
199.10
Issue Date:
21/05/1962

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