Just A Matter Of Figures 1935

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Counting the results of a census in Vienna, Austria.

Full titles read: "JUST A MATTER OF FIGURES"

L/S's of three women in swimming costumes on a beach playing with a beach ball. The commentator says "When you're dealing with figures like these it's one thing but when you're counting...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38890
Sort Number:
PT 269
Time in/Out:
01:32:14:00 / 01:33:33:00
Canister:
PT 269
Film ID:
1116.16
Issue Date:
20/05/1935

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