Willkie - Home Town Jammed As Nominee Accepts… 1940

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Title reads: "Willkie - Home Town Jammed As Nominee Accepts."

Elmwood, Indiana, United States of America (USA).

Various shots of Wendell Willkie, Republican nominee for President, being received by large hometown crowds...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
59339
Sort Number:
UN 0176 H
Time in/Out:
01:11:54:00 / 01:15:54:00
Canister:
UN 176 H
Film ID:
598.09
Issue Date:

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