Living Paintings 1932

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No title. Various holiday footage seen through a picture frame device. A group of women paddle strange contraptions in the sea - floats with oars attached. The girls have fun with their strange devices. A couple of men join in, splashing them.

"Thoughts of merry hours that brighten our minds...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16890
Sort Number:
EP 230
Time in/Out:
01:32:43:00 / 01:34:21:00
Canister:
EP 230
Film ID:
952.14
Issue Date:
21/01/1932

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