Native Women Water Carriers 1930

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No title. "These Hindoo (sic) cow-belles carry one hundred pounds of water on their heads." L/S of an Indian street with women carrying large pots on their heads passing the camera. "One hundred pounds of water on your brain ought to be a permanent wave." M/S of the women who stand and pose for the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36641
Sort Number:
EP 302
Time in/Out:
01:05:20:00 / 01:05:53:00
Canister:
EP 302
Film ID:
1006.04
Issue Date:

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