Lusitania Parade; Ambulances; 1914-1918

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Lusitania parade. Charing Cross, London.

World War One; home front; England. Lusitania (passenger liner sunk by German U-boat in May 1915) parade and ambulances for Red Cross. Opens with DS of large crowd in park; a man & boy stand on top of car. DS of crowd pushed together; lining street for...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71672
Sort Number:
ON 029 E
Time in/Out:
01:10:47:00 / 01:12:39:00
Canister:
ON 029 E
Film ID:
1858.05
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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