The Pope Speaks At St Peters 1948

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L.S. the pope standing on the balcony of the St Peters Cathedral with crowds packing the square below.

M.S. the dome of St Peters panning down to crowds below.

L.S. M.S. Various good shots of the huge crowd listening waving handkerchiefs.

L.S. crowds moving to the square....

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Cataloguer:
MIKE
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
76717
Sort Number:
UN 1916 B
Time in/Out:
01:00:40:00 / 01:08:18:00
Canister:
UN 1916 B
Film ID:
2425.02
Issue Date:
1948

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