| DEMONSTRATION IN ATHENS AT PROCLAMATION OF REPUBLIC | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6274 | |
| Catalog #: | 369673 | |
| Clip Number: | 369673-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 493 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:18 - 01:48:28 | |
| Location: | Athens, Greece | |
| Year Shot: | 1924 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Misc. GOVERNMENT: Republic LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Greece, Athens | |
| Description: | DEMONSTRATION IN ATHENS AT PROCLAMATION OF REPUBLIC Demonstrations in front of Chamber of Deputees in Athens at proclamation of a republic and end of monarchy in Greece; March, 1924. Athens, Greece High angle GV crowd of men (military and civilian) in front of Chamber of Deputees. People holding up large pictures of leaders incl Prime Minister General Alexandros Papanastasiou ( Papanastasiu, Papanastassiou) & provisional head of state (later that year elected President) Admiral Pavlos Konduriotis (Pavlos Kountouriotis) Shot over heads of crowd - - a sea of people pushing & jostling as in BG soldiers are trying to clear a path through the crowd. Automobile slowly squeezes through crowd; driven by an Army officer, beside him a man in a black headdress (? Like cap with long cloth hanging down in back.). High angle GV poan over large crowd of soldiers at a mass Greek Army rally of sorts . MCU General Papanastassiou removes royal emblem from his hat and replaces it w/ an emblem of the republic. High angle GV of soldiers following his example. Street level MS Soldiers march in procession, highly decorated officer bears flag; followed by two officers riding horses. | |
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