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1928 FRANCE: Naval battle with flowers at Villefranche
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0:46Now PlayingDate: 20th February 1928
Location: FRANCE
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Naval battle with flowers as ammunition gives visitors to Villefranche on the Riviera a merry time and makes a picturesque spectacle
FRANCE: Villefrance:
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Ships about in harbour, seen through bunting-covered rigging: various shots of boats along beside harbour wall as boat occupants and spectators throw flowers at each other
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