Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 68 1939

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Titles read: "CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF".

Various locations of events.

In Moscow, Russia, we see various shots of an animal fur auction in progress. Buyers examine hundreds of pelts handing on rails in the fur market, then put in their bids in the auction room. There are several auctioneers...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40998
Sort Number:
PT 486
Time in/Out:
01:04:33:00 / 01:06:48:00
Canister:
PT 486
Film ID:
1190.03
Issue Date:
17/07/1939

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