Mrs Roosevelt Launches A Novel Boat AKA… 1937

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Title reads: "New York".

United States of America (USA).

Elderly mother of President Franklin D Roosevelt launches novel boat. M/S of crowd gathered at edge of lake. Mrs Roosevelt Senior makes short speech: "I name thee Good Will which is something we need all over the World". She...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16060
Sort Number:
37/094
Time in/Out:
01:19:54:00 / 01:20:40:00
Canister:
37/94
Film ID:
943.23
Issue Date:
25/11/1937

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