Mrs Roosevelt Sees For Herself 1942

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England, Various.

Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, visits various places in England - she concentrates on visiting women working for war effort.

The opening part of this story is copy of Pathe Gazettes issue 42/88 story "Mrs Roosevelt...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
61021
Sort Number:
UN 0729 F
Time in/Out:
01:25:20:00 / 01:34:59:00
Canister:
UN 729 F
Film ID:
1857.05
Issue Date:

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