To Be Publicly Executed 1925

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Item title reads - To be publicly executed! Ringleaders of recent cathedral bomb outrage, leave court martial for prison after learning their fate. Sofia, Bulgaria.

M/S as a soldier emerges from the court followed by other military personnel. The bombers come out afterwards with their hands...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25176
Sort Number:
G 1191
Time in/Out:
01:50:30:00 / 01:52:02:00
Canister:
G 1191
Film ID:
396.21
Issue Date:
21/05/1925

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