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1921 FRANCE: General Petain lays first stone of monument of Lorette
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0:52Now PlayingDate: 23rd June 1921
Location: FRANCE, Lorette
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
FRANCE: Lorette:
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GV long line of cars and covered turcks arriving at wooden outbuilding in countryside.
GV crowd gathered round wooded building (looks like a shack).
GV elev. military band marches past
GV elev. Marshal Petain and other officers (One British?) walking through crowd of people, bishop(?) and clergyman walking at Petains side.
SV Bishop(?) his cloak flowing and Marshal Petain standing with other officers on stage
Woman with basket walks past troops
LS standard bearers trooping the colour.
GV elev. soldiers in white march past crowd
SV Marshal Petain laying foundation stone - he is followed by the Bishop and other officials who lay cement on stone
Marshal Petain bangs two stones together with trowel as crowd look on
MV Marshal Petain and Bishop lined up as other officers join them
KEYWORDS: Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain
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