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1939 RELIGION: Pope Pius XI dies
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1:10Now PlayingDate: 13th February 1939
Location: ROME, ITALY
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: His Holiness Passes Away
ITALY: Rome:
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General top view Vatican City ... IN ROLL 1686
Pope Pius XI ... IN ROLL 1686
Crowds & procession ... IN ROLL 2550
Vatican Guards ... IN ROLL 1952
Pope on Litter ... IN ROLL 1952
Pope & Benito Mussolini signing Treaty.
Treaty.. showing signatures ... IN ROLL
Vatican Wireless Station ... IN ROLL 1705
Pope talks in Italian ...(not heard)
White cross ... IN ROLL 2966
Crowd ... IN ROLL 1970
People kneeling ... IN ROLL 1161
Girl crosses herself ... IN ROLL 4451
Pope carried on litter ... IN ROLL 2550
Religion and Superstition; Pope Pius XI (1922-39), Italy; Vatican; Tributes; Personalities - Religious
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