[Blessing the shrimp fleet ca. 1945]

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Date
unknown/unknown
Summary
Shows the Catholic tradition of the Blessing of the Fleet. Priests stand on a dock and bless a fleet of shrimp boats as they sail by while surrounded by a crowd of locals and parishoners. Unknown location, possibly Gulf Coast, South Carolina, or Georgia.
Contributor
Bernadine Bailey
Genre
Historical
Subjects
Amateur films; Catholic Church; Shrimp industry
Collection
Bernadine Bailey Collection
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Physical Description
1 Film (0:00:00); 16mm
Notes
Title devised by cataloger. Previous title: No.10-Blessing the Shrimp Flat.
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003229004; Other: GR00440151; MDPI Barcode: 40000003229004

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