Madagascar Independence Celebrations AKA… 1960

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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

LS Municipal type building at Tananarive. LS Crowd. MS M. Tsirane, President of Madagascar walking along through crowds during the festivities for Madagascar's Independence celebrations. CU Madagascan with movie-camera....

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Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
85324
Sort Number:
UN 3385 E
Time in/Out:
01:55:52:00 / 01:56:39:00
Canister:
UN 3385 E
Film ID:
2970.29
Issue Date:
1960

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