In Those Good Old Days - Filmed At Crystal… 1922

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"Come to think of it, our ancestors had a pretty rapid time about a million years ago - Fancy meeting a gentle Iguanodon..."

L/S of man walking through grounds of Crystal Palace towards a model of a large dinosaur. "Or his pals, Megalosaurus, Plesiosaurus and Co., - all eager for business....."...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17842
Sort Number:
EP 278
Time in/Out:
01:42:08:00 / 01:44:22:00
Canister:
EP 278
Film ID:
990.17
Issue Date:
03/07/1922

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