Bath Time! 1932

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South Africa.

"Just as babies love to loll about and splash in their bath - so do our seafaring friends, the seals and sea-lions." Panning shot of some seals in their bath at the zoo. C/U of seal looking at the camera - cute. "With these Pretoria Zoo inhabitants, dinner always goes with a...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16974
Sort Number:
EP 234
Time in/Out:
01:33:13:00 / 01:34:58:00
Canister:
EP 234
Film ID:
958.17
Issue Date:
24/03/1932

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