The Smoke's On Al! AKA Al Smith Former President… 1932

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Title reads: "The Smoke's On Al! Smith's A Fireman Now. Former Presidential Candidate reviews Volunteer Brigades in big parade at Brooklyn, N.Y."

Brooklyn, New York, United States of America (USA).

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57967
Sort Number:
UN 0069 H
Time in/Out:
01:01:20:00 / 01:02:56:00
Canister:
UN 69 H
Film ID:
478.02
Issue Date:

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