| SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS IN ADDIS ABABA | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8562 | |
| Catalog #: | 230300 | |
| Clip Number: | 230300-2 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2784 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:42:25 - 01:45:17 | |
| Location: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: State LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Ethiopia (Abyssinia) PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: State ROYALTY: Ethiopian, Haile Selassie | |
| Description: | Outside the Cathedral of St. George, pan across guards in traditional dress, waiting. Pan down from dome of Cathedral to guard of honour and guests arriving. Various shots of choir members and tribesmen waiting in a line for the Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. The Emperor and Empress leave after ceremony. British Ambassador and wife leave. Tribesmen in traditional dress dancing and singing. Tribes perform chants outside Cathedral. Men playing drums and chanting. Outside Cathedral, tribes chanting and guests watching the team of horses give trouble before moving off. The Emperor and Empress leave the Cathedral and enter the processional coach. High shot, the Imperial coach and horses in procession with large crowds along the route | |
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