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1936 ROYAL / ABYSSINIA: Emperor Haile Selassie lays wreath at Cenotaph
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0:30Now PlayingDate: 4th June 1936
Location: LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: London:
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General views of Cenotaph monument in Whitehall, mall crowd and traffic / Haile Selassie (exiled Ethiopian emperor) carrying wreath along to Cenotaph / Close shot of inscription on Cenotaph reading 'The Glorious Dead' TILT DOWN to wreath laid by Selassie / Close shot of Selassie looking sad as walking away from the Cenotaph / Close views of wreath and Selassie
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