Miss Chinatown San Francisco 1960

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Unissued / Unused material.

Title - 'Chinatown picks a Queen'.

San Francisco chooses Miss Chinatown. United States of America (USA).

Angle shot of roofs of Chinese buildings from street. Various shots of girls parading for the Miss Chinatown competition, with cut-ins of...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84600
Sort Number:
UN 3310 E
Time in/Out:
01:26:11:00 / 01:27:06:00
Canister:
UN 3310 E
Film ID:
2940.12
Issue Date:
1960

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