Mother Seal 1930

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High angle L/S of a small island. Aerial shot of the island - uninhabited by humans it seems. "This island is only 200 miles from Melbourne, but the seal family is in active possession." High angle shot of many many seals on the rocks. They jump around the rocks and into the sea....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15458
Sort Number:
EP 190
Time in/Out:
01:38:48:00 / 01:42:19:00
Canister:
EP 190
Film ID:
918.18
Issue Date:
12/06/1930

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