Fly Farm 1952

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Fly Farm at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey.

C/U Girl taking piece of cotton wool. M/S Selecting bugs from wool. C/U Selecting bugs from wool and putting into water. C/U Tweezers picking out bugs. C/U Putting bugs in water. M/S Man putting bugs in bran into jars. M/S Man blowing through pipe. C/U...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34606
Sort Number:
NP 402
Time in/Out:
01:41:33:00 / 01:43:54:00
Canister:
NP 402
Film ID:
1291.26
Issue Date:
26/05/1952

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