Moths 1955

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The Butterfly Farm, Bexley, Kent. (NB: although this is a Butterfly Farm - this story is about moths)

Various C/Us of green and gold caterpillars or grubs moving along branches and eating leaves. Weeds are encouraged in this garden to encourage breeding of caterpillars - it is a moth farm....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1922
Sort Number:
CP 031
Time in/Out:
01:05:47:00 / 01:08:14:00
Canister:
CP 031
Film ID:
33.03
Issue Date:
01/08/1955

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