Keeping Fit 1936

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South Africa.

Large keep fit / PT by school children on large parade ground. Various shots of the children in uniform as they go through their exercises.

Shots of a group of young women in swimwear doing exercises on a beach in Clifton. They do various stretching exercises and some...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41780
Sort Number:
NSP 037
Time in/Out:
01:10:52:00 / 01:12:00:00
Canister:
NSP 37
Film ID:
1226.08
Issue Date:
10/12/1936

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