Mi-Careme Fete 1921

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Item title reads - Mi-Careme Fete. All Paris turns out to greet the Beauty Queen. France.

L/S of the parade driving through the crowds. M/S of a huge ornate carriage, various other carriages drive by, including one with a model of part of a bridge on it. Various people wave from the parade,...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
29951
Sort Number:
G 0753
Time in/Out:
01:48:52:00 / 01:49:57:00
Canister:
G 753
Film ID:
186.31
Issue Date:
10/03/1921

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