Welcome Back 1921

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Item title reads - Admiral Sims - the American Naval Leader - receives warm welcome on his return to England.

Admiral Sims shakes hands with a man in a top hat and salutes. He is stood next to a woman holding a bunch of flowers. M/S of the two of them.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22283
Sort Number:
G 0775
Time in/Out:
01:41:30:00 / 01:41:49:00
Canister:
G 775
Film ID:
234.38
Issue Date:
26/05/1921

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