Baby Giraffe At London Zoo 1958

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London zoo.

GV. Crowds feeding elephants. CU. People looking at notices. CU. Notice about baby giraffe. GV. Crowds watching giraffe's father GV. Father and another giraffe look through door. CU. Father giraffe looking through top of door. Various shots of mother giraffe and baby 'John'. Shots...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
83830
Sort Number:
UN 3120 H
Time in/Out:
01:05:26:00 / 01:06:06:00
Canister:
UN 3120 H
Film ID:
2902.03
Issue Date:
1958

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