Lindbergh Departs Reel 1 Of 2 1927

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See also 3467.07 which is probably better quality.

Item title reads: "Lindbergh departs, on USS.Cruiser "Memphis" for home, where greatest welcome ever accorded a returning hero awaits him."

Cherbourg, France

Intertitles read: "At Gottbus... within 100 miles of Berlin, the...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33046
Sort Number:
G 1405
Time in/Out:
01:55:55:00 / 01:59:53:00
Canister:
G 1405
Film ID:
684.31
Issue Date:
09/06/1927

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