Mrs Roosevelt Meets American Paras

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Various shots Eleanor Roosevelt (FDR's wife) talking to American paratroopers in battle gear. The GIs then march past Mrs R., in background is large country house. M/S paras jumping out of shed on stilts - practising parachute...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
60875
Sort Number:
UN 0706 M
Time in/Out:
01:27:03:00 / 01:28:46:00
Canister:
UN 706 M
Film ID:
1845.15
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