Ignorance Is Bliss 1925

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Item title reads - Ignorance is bliss! in "Turkey Land" at Christmas time. Hertford, Hertfordshire.

M/S of a large group of turkeys in a field, a man stands behind them and ushers them round. M/S as a girl throws grain to them. M/S of fine looking turkeys with their feathers ruffled. C/U of...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
20014
Sort Number:
G 1250
Time in/Out:
01:03:51:00 / 01:05:46:00
Canister:
G 1250
Film ID:
438.04
Issue Date:
14/12/1925

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