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THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THIS STORY ON SAME DIGIBETA. THIS VERSION HAS BEEN MADE FROM THE NEGATIVE SO WILL BE BETTER QUALITY THAN EARLIER VERSION TAKEN FROM PRINT.

"Twenty-seven years ago, a couple of fairy-like ladies burst upon an astonished world and shocked feminine susceptibilities by...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
37505
Sort Number:
EP 310
Time in/Out:
01:39:26:00 / 01:41:41:00
Canister:
EP 310
Film ID:
1078.18
Issue Date:
10/03/1932

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