Operation Wingding 'bob Hope' 1948

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Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material.

Title reads: "Air Force: Operation Wingding". American voiceovered newsreel material.

Madison Square Gardens, New York, United States of America (USA). Bob Hope gives boxing exhibition with Jack Dempsey for the US Airforce...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
59778
Sort Number:
UNSO 038 H
Time in/Out:
01:17:29:00 / 01:18:40:00
Canister:
UNSO Reel 038 H
Film ID:
1522.15
Issue Date:

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