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Against The High Cost Of Living - French… 1926
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Against the high cost of living - French shops experiment with cheap bulk selling and attract large crowds.
Stores and shops. Fighting the high cost of living. Shop in Paris; France; tries retail sales at wholesale prices (selling merchandise in bulk quantities) and meets with great success....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 77770
- Sort Number:
- ON 495 C
- Time in/Out:
- 01:58:03:00 / 01:58:40:00
- Canister:
- ON 495 C
- Film ID:
- 2524.35
- Issue Date:
- 1926
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