Oriental Dancing 1955

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Unissued / Unused material.

Oriental dancing. Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Various shots of Indonesian students demonstrating one of their traditional dances. MS audience applauding.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
82290
Sort Number:
UN 2790 E
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:01:32:00
Canister:
UN 2790 E
Film ID:
2812.01
Issue Date:
1955

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