| THE LATE MIKADO Preparations are made for the building of a mausoleum for Emperor Yoshihito. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5359 |
| Catalog #: | 56485 | |
| Clip Number: | 56485-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1370 | |
| Timecode: | 01:04:21 - 01:05:53 | |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEMETERIES: Mausoleum FUNERALS: Royal LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan, Tokyo | |
| Description: | The late Mikado. Prince Kanin inspects site selected for Imperial Mausoleum for late Emperor Yoshihto. Tokyo, Japan L/S of a procession of men in top hats as they walk through the ground of the proposed mausoleum. Teams of manual workers wearing traditional Japanese jackets dig foundations and sift earth. "The body of the late Emperor is born from Hyama to Tokio, to lie in state till the great Mausoleum is ready." Crowds line the streets in the dark to wait for the funeral procession to pass. A carriage passes followed by troops on horseback and soldiers carrying pennant flags. | |
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