Queen In North Ghana 1961

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Full title reads: "Queen In North Ghana".

Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa.

Queen Elizabeth II visits Tamale and meets tribal chiefs.

Various shots of tribal chiefs waiting in Tamale. Various good shots as Queen Elizabeth II walks along with President Kwame Nkrumah and meets...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54029
Sort Number:
61/093
Time in/Out:
01:14:03:00 / 01:16:29:00
Canister:
61/93
Film ID:
1742.04
Issue Date:
20/11/1961

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