Pilgrims Visit Pompeii 1949

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Pompeii, Italy.

Title in Italian reads ' Pellegrinaggio a Pompei'.

Aerial shots of the city of Pompeii. MS. Its design and buildings are perfectly clear owing to years of excavation (5 shots). MS. Church tower in the nearby town of the new Pompeii. Various shots of the pilgrims at...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67929
Sort Number:
UN 2176 G
Time in/Out:
01:17:36:00 / 01:18:32:00
Canister:
UN 2176 G
Film ID:
2515.07
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