February
February 3, 2010
Frank Capra Films Italian-San Francisco
(agenzia bozzo)
The Italian Cruiser, Libia, at its baptism, November, 11, 1912
Capturing Italy’s encounter with California in Frank Capra’s documentary "La visita dell’ Incrociatore Italiano Libia a San Francisco, Calif., 6-29 Novembre 1921"
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