Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank

Dignitaries Coming Down Gangplank (1896)

January 1st, 18960h 1min

Documentary
40%

Overview

Actuality film. Late 19th century General Officer ranks and higher cross to a ship over a gangplank. As VIPs they meet some people which we don't get to see, then cross back again, getting caught in a crowd melée at the top of the stairs from the quayside.


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