Us Sailors Return To San Francisco 1919

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Item title reads " San Francisco, Cal. - Home From European Waters - Thousands welcome retuning sailors of the U.S. Navy"

San Francisco, California, United States of America (USA).

LS. Sailors parading through streets. MS. Crowds, at the front are nurses with large bouquets. LS. Parade...

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Cataloguer:
Bond
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
29976
Sort Number:
G 0582
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:01:05:00
Canister:
G 582
Film ID:
190.01
Issue Date:

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