Big Top Time! 1938

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Titles read: "BIG TOP TIME!"

New South Wales, Australia.

M/S of two men putting up a poster for the Grand Gala Opening of a circus. Fast motion footage shows men putting up the big top circus tent - it looks quite funny. The seats are put in place, and elephants are seen eating and...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40440
Sort Number:
PT 430
Time in/Out:
01:21:15:00 / 01:22:09:00
Canister:
PT 430
Film ID:
1172.11
Issue Date:
20/06/1938

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0:010:020:030:04

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