Birds Free And Fancy AKA Peacocks 1931

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No title. Unedited material. M/S of two peacocks walking in a woodland setting. Camera follows them as they move around. Various shots of the peacocks from different angles. In some of the shots they appear to be in a caged area.

L/S of a small van parked in a country setting. It is possible...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
18534
Sort Number:
EP 294
Time in/Out:
01:26:59:00 / 01:28:53:00
Canister:
EP 294
Film ID:
1000.20
Issue Date:

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