Portugal Celebrates Anniversary Of Independence 1937

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Title reads "Portugal".

PORTUGAL CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE

Portugal.

Various shots of the men with banners, look like war veterans, marching towards the camera. Portuguese dignitaries watching the march past. Shots of the parade dissolve one into another so it...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
13397
Sort Number:
37/009
Time in/Out:
01:03:42:00 / 01:04:55:00
Canister:
37/9
Film ID:
911.05
Issue Date:

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  • "Portuguese dignitaries watching the march past" - amongst them, the man on left of picture at 00:17 is the Portugese Prime Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar.

    jamied 13th Jul 2012

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