"Like A Living Page From Grimm's Fairy Tales" 1932

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Full title reads: "Germany. 'Like a living page from Grimm's Fairy Tales' - Every year, Rothenburg - whose medieval walls, gates & towers have been wonderfully preserved - celebrates its grant of freedom as an Imperial City in 1172. (Sound filmed for first time)."

Rothenburg, Germany.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5022
Sort Number:
32/043
Time in/Out:
01:55:23:00 / 01:56:45:00
Canister:
32/43
Film ID:
675.43
Issue Date:
30/05/1932

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