President Gottwald Visits Slovakia 1949

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Czechoslovakia.

Various shots of the crowd on railway platform waving as the President Clement Gottwald's train leaves the station. He and wife wave from the window. Travelling shot, from the train, on crowd lined track with people waving. Several shots of the President being greeted on arrival...

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Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67901
Sort Number:
UN 2170 D
Time in/Out:
01:05:18:00 / 01:07:07:00
Canister:
UN 2170 D
Film ID:
2511.02
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