Livestock For Widows 1961

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Chinese Livestock for Widows. Hong Kong.

L/S of countryside showing large group of people. L/S of group of widows around table where speech is being given. C/U of table with man giving speech with widows grouped round table. C/U of table with men grouped at the back and two men at table giving...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53025
Sort Number:
61/006
Time in/Out:
01:15:12:00 / 01:16:03:00
Canister:
61/6
Film ID:
1706.12
Issue Date:
19/01/1961

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