Clara Butt 1916

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Clara Butt.

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Concert hall singer Clara Butt and her family get on a ship, camera pans with shot of them coming up steps and approaching camera, her daughter and two young sons come up first followed by Clara, holding a huge bouquet of flowers. Fans wave and...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
70916
Sort Number:
ON 006 E
Time in/Out:
01:44:32:00 / 01:45:40:00
Canister:
ON 006 E
Film ID:
1660.28
Issue Date:
1916

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  • I was told as a child that Clara Butt was realted to me somehow. I believe she may have been a great, great Aunt. I was quite amazed to see from this film that I do actually resemble her. My Daughter thinks the resemblence is quite spooky!!

    claddagh1956 9th Feb 2013

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