Mop Fight 1936

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Close up shot of the two girls smiling - each holding a mop. Two girls sitting on small rafts in the water with mops in their hands pushing each other off the rafts. One girl manages to push another off and she falls into water. Girls walking out of water.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41656
Sort Number:
NSP 017
Time in/Out:
01:48:39:00 / 01:48:55:00
Canister:
NSP 17
Film ID:
1218.32
Issue Date:
23/07/1936

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