| HAILLE SELASSIE SIGHTSEEING IN NEW YORK The Emperor of Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) sees his first baseball game | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 377 |
| Catalog #: | 527934 | |
| Clip Number: | 527934-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2626 G | |
| Timecode: | 02:32:50 - 02:33:35 | |
| Location: | New York, New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African - Americans INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York ROYALTY: Ethiopian, Haile Selassie SPORTS/BASEBALL: Professional | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 239062 and 494238 HAILLE SELASSIE SIGHTSEEING IN NEW YORK The Emperor of Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) sees his first baseball game New York, USA. MS.CU. Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie with Senator James Farley and General David Sarnoff at observation deck of the Empire State Building. LS Manhattan skyline, skyscrapers. TLS police escort, black sedan. Nice TL:S well-dressed African-Americans waving small American flags, holding welcoming sign behind police line in Harlem. MS Haille Selassie in Harlem. MSs crowd of blacks waving. MS Emperor Selassie wearing sunglasses, waving dispassionately. Great TLS blacks waving from tenement fire escape. MS Emperor Selassie receiving baseball from New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel in Yankee Stadium. TLS crowd standing in lower decks. MS Selassie at baseball match - no shots of game. | |
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