News From France 1956

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Palace of Versailles, Paris, France & Algiers, Algeria.

GV. Pan, limousine in front of Palace of Versailles. GV. Palace with statues in foreground. SV. Yugoslavian leader Marshal Josip (Joseph) Broz Tito, wife Jovanka and officials in the garden, & CV. CV. Mrs Tito. LV. Looking down the Avenue...

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31878
Sort Number:
56/039
Time in/Out:
01:21:36:00 / 01:23:18:00
Canister:
56/39
Film ID:
585.11
Issue Date:
14/05/1956

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