Hoop Making 1939

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Various shots of an elderly man making hoops. He is carving the wood, he shapes it, bends it and ties the ends. Man holding a pile of hoops, smiling into camera.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42522
Sort Number:
NSP 147
Time in/Out:
01:57:57:00 / 01:58:54:00
Canister:
NSP 147
Film ID:
1266.33
Issue Date:
19/01/1939

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