Malacca Celebrations 1953

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Malacca, Malaysia (Malaya).

Several shots of religious procession bringing a relic to a priest during the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis Xavier. Priest (possibly Bishop of Malacca) takes it and places it to altar - all in the open air. Various shots of the priest reading during service,...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
74071
Sort Number:
UN 2519 F
Time in/Out:
01:22:06:00 / 01:25:00:00
Canister:
UN 2519 F
Film ID:
2020.14
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