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Inauguration of the Solferino memorial, 27 June 1959 (silent)

This untitled and unlabelled film has been assumed to show the inauguration ceremony for the memorial at Solferino, Italy, held on 27 June 1959. The ceremony marked the centenary of Henry Dunant's idea to form the Red Cross to rescue soldiers wounded in battle. Views of the surrounding landscapes; a flag hanging on a flagpole; Red Cross nurses and personnel laying wreaths at the memorial; banners of the Italian Red Cross and allied organisations; plaques for countries with National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies; speeches; the crowd assembled the length of the cyprus-lined avenue in front of the memorial; then President of the League of Red Cross Societies [now the IFRC] Judge Emile Sandström shaking hands with officials; balloons released into the air; ossuary church of San Pietro in Vincoli containing the bones of soldiers who died at the Battle of Solferino; the Red Crescent and Red Cross flags; further speeches; further views of the ossuary and the statue in front. The ceremony has been identified based on its resemblance to images in the IFRC Archives. Year: 1959 [assumed] Country: Italy Copyright: IFRC ? [unknown] Duration: 03:05 minutes Original format: 16mm silent black and white acetate film. Digitised in 2022. Mirrored film before upload (writing on banners was backwards). File name: c01440.mp4 ID No. 10000740 Component Number 1244; c01440. This video is protected by Copyright. Reuse, reproduction and redistribution are not permitted without prior authorization. Every effort has been made to locate the copyright holder(s) and obtain permission to reproduce this film. Please get in touch with the IFRC for any information relating to this film or its rights holder(s). For all queries about copyright and the re-use of this film, or for queries about the other films in our collection, please contact Archives.Contact[at]ifrc.org. For further information about the IFRC Archives, please visit: https://ifrc.soutron.net/public/catal...