World's Press Photos For 1969 1969

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The Hague, Holland (Netherlands).

Close up shots of some of the still photographs in the World's Press Photo Exhibition in the Hague, Holland. A mixture of subjects are seen, from sport, humour, politics, through to the inevitable war shots from Biafra, Vietnam and Czechoslovakia.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
91515
Sort Number:
UN 4437 F
Time in/Out:
01:29:08:00 / 01:30:24:00
Canister:
UN 4437 F
Film ID:
3317.15
Issue Date:
1969

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