| Retiring President Opens Great $16,000,000 Colonial Exposition | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1505 |
| Catalog #: | 340433 | |
| Clip Number: | 340433-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 003-041-03 | |
| Timecode: | 00:44:19 - 00:45:20 | |
| Location: | VINCENNES, FRANCE | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ARCHITECTURE: Exterior Detail CROWDS: Misc. EXHIBITIONS: International LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France PERSONALITIES: Doumergue, Gaston | |
| Description: | Dark in contrast, Blurry, flickering, hard to make out images Gaston Doumergue welcomes nations of the world to exhibit in lavishly decorated auditorium. One of most gorgeous buildings in entire fair. The chief executive is attended by the new President-Elect., Paul Doumer. Together they greet Bao Dai, Emperor of Annam, French Indo-China. The retiring president opened this great Colonial Exposition at a cost of $16,000,000. | |
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