Baby Hippo 1942

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Baby hippo.

Pretoria, South Africa.

Various good shots of the 6 month old hippopotamus rescued from an alligator. She swims in the river and is bottle-fed on the shore. C/U of her in the water.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
49738
Sort Number:
NSP 332
Time in/Out:
01:21:57:00 / 01:22:37:00
Canister:
NSP 332
Film ID:
1550.11
Issue Date:
10/08/1942

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