Preliminary Inventory to the William L. Magistretti Slides

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Title: William L. Magistretti Slides
Date: 1953
Collection Number: 79088
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 3 boxes (1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts the funeral in Moscow of Lev Mekhlis, Soviet commissar of state control, 1940-1941 and 1945-1950, and deputy commissar of defense, 1937-1940 and 1941-1942.
Creator: Magistretti, William L.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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[Identification of item], William L. Magistretti Slides, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Slides (Photography)
Soviet Union -- Pictorial works
Mekhlis, L. Z.

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1 Getting ready early in the morning. Women sweeping street in front of U.S. Embassy

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2 Soldiers arriving - Marching in direction of Menage

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3 Soldiers arriving. Traffic not yet cut off

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4 Soldiers getting into place. Guarding streets

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5 Red Square - getting troops placed. Sound truck in front of tomb

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6 More troops getting into place

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7-17 Getting Red Square ready

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18 Crooked picture - Kremlin towers

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19 Red Square - Figures on Lenin's Tomb

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20 Sending truck working toward Red Square

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21 Getting Red Square ready

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22 Soldiers preparing to march

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23 Soldiers marching up Gorki Street

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24 Preparing in Red Square

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25 Preparation in Red Square

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26 Soldiers arrive

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27 Truck spreading sand

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28 Soldiers begin to line up across Gorki Street

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29 Ambassador's cars arrive at nearest spot cars allowed

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30 Soldiers marching in from street going down to Metropole Hotel (far left)

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31 Soldiers arriving, marching past Kremlin Park

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32-33 Soldiers marching in - Band in blue uniforms waits

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34 Red Square crowd - Activity on top of Lenin's tomb

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35 Soldiers arriving and the band waits

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36-37 Mourners arriving. Walk in front of U.S. Embassy. Will join cortege. Very curious looks at Embassy

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38 Soldiers lining way up toward Gorki Street (picture taken lying on 7th floor balcony)

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39 Mourners assembled in front of Embassy (taken from balcony)

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40 Mourners in front of Embassy

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41 Getting ready

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42 Mourners waiting to join cortege

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43 Just before procession begins

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44 Procession appears with funeral wreaths in lead

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45 Procession continues - Band playing Beethoven's Funeral March

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46 See #45. Two soldiers carrying something follow wreaths

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47-48 See #46. Urn appears - White object

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49 Procession continues toward Red Square. Waiting mourners have joined

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50 Mourners and honor guards follow urn

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51 Procession going past Historical Museum

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52-53 Procession approaching Lenin's tomb

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54 Soldiers who lined Gorki Street, leaving. Procession in Red Square

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55-56 Funeral ceremony in progress (note how late in day it is)