Tahitian Fighters Can Hula Too! AKA Tahitian… 1940-1945

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Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Titles read: 'TAHITIAN FIGHTERS CAN HULA TOO!'

Australia.

Nice footage of a group of Tahitian men of the Fighting French Army singing a traditional Tahitian song and playing guitars / ukuleles. They...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
73991
Sort Number:
UN 1200 F
Time in/Out:
01:35:21:00 / 01:36:12:00
Canister:
UN 1200 F
Film ID:
1944.26
Issue Date:
1940 - 1945

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