A Ten Stone Baby! 1935

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Titles read: "A TEN STONE BABY!"

Location of events unknown.

M/S of ten-stone baby Leslie Bowles with his parents. Three-year-old Leslie is just seen at the bottom of the screen, then camera tilts down.

Various shots of Leslie playing with toys and walking about on his knees...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38967
Sort Number:
PT 278
Time in/Out:
01:48:50:00 / 01:50:17:00
Canister:
PT 278
Film ID:
1118.25
Issue Date:
22/07/1935

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