Sex Change Gi Back In USA 1949

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Sex change G.I. back in USA.

Cataloguer's note: Item is identical to newsreel item 53/12 ''GI' Christine returns home' on Pathe Master Tape *PM0058*, film ID 58.40:

United States of America. Christine used...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64826
Sort Number:
UN 2014 J
Time in/Out:
01:00:56:00 / 01:01:35:00
Canister:
UN 2014 J
Film ID:
2228.02
Issue Date:
1949

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