British Farmers See Snakes 1926

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South Africa.

Title: "British Farmers see Snakes! during their South African Tour ... in the great Snake Park at Port Elizabeth".

M/S of a group of men milling about the entrance to a "Snake Park". Panning shot of a sunken garden, the group of farmers look over a raised veranda at...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25752
Sort Number:
G 1294
Time in/Out:
01:23:34:00 / 01:24:28:00
Canister:
G 1294
Film ID:
496.04
Issue Date:
17/05/1926

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