Butterflies AKA Butterfly Farm 1955

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Bexley, Kent.

C/U shot of a man's face. C/U of his hands, one holding a butterfly, another a painting brush. He is sitting at his desk painting the butterfly blue. Hugh Newman has a butterfly farm. He breeds butterflies for export but he also "preserves colourful specimens for use as decorations."...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1188
Sort Number:
CP 050
Time in/Out:
01:42:57:00 / 01:45:16:00
Canister:
CP 050
Film ID:
37.20
Issue Date:
12/12/1955

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