Pathe's Beauty Contest 2 1920

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Intertitle reads: "The next lady is - Miss F.G Horton of Cardiff and her number is 18." L/S of Miss Horton standing in a flower garden in a Macintosh. She turns her head. C/U of Miss Horton - she is the same No. 18 as seen above. She is standing amongst trees with her hair in ringlets....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14782
Sort Number:
EP 070
Time in/Out:
01:38:34:00 / 01:41:06:00
Canister:
EP 070
Film ID:
860.18
Issue Date:
1920

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