Ellen Kauer And Partner Issue Title Is Spring… 1938

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Ellen Kauer and Partner. Part of SPRING IN THE AIR issue.

Pathe Studios, London.

An Adagio study in poise by contortionists Ellen Kauer and her male partner. Ellen and partner perform on rotating plinth. They make poses that look a bit like Art Deco sculptures. Ellen is incredibly...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42188
Sort Number:
NSP 100
Time in/Out:
01:43:28:00 / 01:46:12:00
Canister:
NSP 100
Film ID:
1250.31
Issue Date:
24/02/1938

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