Flowers For The Home 1955

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Hammersmith School of Floristry, Hammersmith, London.

L/S of two florists arranging flowers. They stand behind tables laden with flowers and vases (both women). Narrator begins with a quote from Blake: "to create a little flower is the labour of ages". Various shots of flower arrangements and...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15507
Sort Number:
CP 012
Time in/Out:
01:30:55:00 / 01:32:45:00
Canister:
CP 012
Film ID:
27.13
Issue Date:
21/03/1955

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