Wendell Willkie In London 1941

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London.

Various shots of the American politician Wendell Wilkie with several dignitaries being shown the bomb damage to the Temple, London.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
70885
Sort Number:
UN 269 B
Time in/Out:
01:45:49:00 / 01:46:45:00
Canister:
UN 269 B
Film ID:
1657.19
Issue Date:
1941

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