Washington AKA Inside The White House 1939

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Description

Washington DC, (District of Columbia) in the United States of America.

Full titles read: "WASHINGTON"

L/S's of the interior rooms of the White House including the gold piano in the Ballroom and huge chandeliers which hang from the ceilings in the Green Room.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19220
Sort Number:
39/031
Time in/Out:
01:06:30:00 / 01:07:17:00
Canister:
39/31
Film ID:
1007.05
Issue Date:
17/04/1939

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