Fur Farming 1959

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Harold Wood, Essex.

Margaret Hobbs is seen preparing big bowls of leafy vegetables for the animals on her husband's fur farm. Eric Hobbs has brought a number of South American Copyu from the USA for breeding. They are also known as white and golden Nutria.

Margaret takes the bowls...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1375
Sort Number:
CP 213
Time in/Out:
01:22:46:00 / 01:25:17:00
Canister:
CP 213
Film ID:
85.19
Issue Date:
26/01/1959

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