Addis Ababa (1930-1939)

Full title reads: “Addis Ababa“ Abyssinia / Ethiopia. Shots of wreckage and damaged buildings in Ethiopian capital. European people leave on the back of truck with all their belongings. Burnt out car and more bomb damaged buildings. Shots of British and French Embassy’s. Shots of railway station with train carrying French flags as protection. Italian troops pose with their guns. People clear some of the wreckage. Damaged telephone lines are replaced. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Presumably from 1930s Gazettes. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Britis