Eastern Town 1921

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Description

Early colour material - stencil colour or possibly hand coloured.

Travelogue - unidentified location - paper records state "Eastern Town". Possibly Turkey. Street scene. Bazaar or street market. Shops have canopies and goods hanging outside. Pedestrians mill around the street. C/U of young...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36982
Sort Number:
Unknown
Time in/Out:
01:47:41:00 / 01:50:02:00
Canister:
EP 307
Film ID:
1034.18
Issue Date:

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