Orchids For My Lady 1936

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Item title reads - Orchids for my lady!

St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

L/S of houses nestled on a hill near the Ligurian coast of Italy, famous for growing orchids. M/S of a nursery in St. Albans full of orchids. C/U of the Lady's Slipper variety. Various shots as they are potted. C/U...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39315
Sort Number:
PT 308
Time in/Out:
01:04:54:00 / 01:06:27:00
Canister:
PT 308
Film ID:
1130.05
Issue Date:
17/02/1936

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