Birds Free And Fancy AKA Peacocks 1930

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Devon.

Most women admire the feathered beauty of the Peacock, the ultimate in adorned splendour - " M/S of a peacock filmed in a clearing in a wood. "In his way, however, the common gull outshines his land rival in his graceful evolutions against a sea and sky background - (Brixham)" M/S of...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
37002
Sort Number:
EP 308
Time in/Out:
01:32:55:00 / 01:34:34:00
Canister:
EP 308
Film ID:
1036.16
Issue Date:
21/08/1930

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