Shanghai Carnival 1946

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Title reads: "Shanghai Carnival".

China.

Chinese New Year - the year of the dog. These are first celebrations since end of war.

Various shots of traditional boats moored on Huangpu River. M/S of busy street with pedestrians, cyclists and rickshaw. Interior of a Chinese Temple....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45033
Sort Number:
46/018
Time in/Out:
01:08:18:00 / 01:09:12:00
Canister:
46/18
Film ID:
1376.05
Issue Date:
04/03/1946

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