Eastern Party 1954

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Mayfair, London.

Various shots of guests arriving for a party held by photographer Baron at his Mayfair studios (?). The theme is 'East of Istanbul' and all the guests are dressed in exotic fancy dress as slave girls, sheikh, Indian princesses and so on.

We go inside the party and...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44223
Sort Number:
NP 487
Time in/Out:
01:54:22:00 / 01:55:46:00
Canister:
NP 487
Film ID:
1339.31
Issue Date:
11/01/1954

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