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Laying Foundation Stone At Geneva 1920-1929
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Laying foundation stone for League of Nations building at Geneva, Switzerland - September 1929.
Ariana Park.
Opens w/ shots of crowd in bleachers; standing behind barrier. Nice CU of several cameras set up. Stone also being used as a time capsule. Several men putting a list of the...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 76534
- Sort Number:
- ON 329 E
- Time in/Out:
- 01:18:23:00 / 01:20:19:00
- Canister:
- ON 329 E
- Film ID:
- 2414.05
- Issue Date:
- 1929
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The foundation stone was laid on 7 September 1929.
The location here is Ariana Park in Geneva.
"Several men putting rolled documents; etc. into opening in middle of stone" - it's a casket, containing a list of the member states of the League of Nations, a copy of the Covenant of the League of Nations, and specimen coins of each country represented at the League's 10th Assembly.
Thanks.