Pearl Fishing 1961

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Perth, Scotland.

Various shots of the beautiful Scottish countryside; rolling hills and a babbling stream - aah, the joys of nature!

A Hillman estate car pulls up beside the South Esk River; Pearl Fisher Bill Abernethy gets out and, with the help of his father, takes from the roof...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1833
Sort Number:
CP 336
Time in/Out:
01:39:07:00 / 01:41:43:00
Canister:
CP 336
Film ID:
145.06
Issue Date:
05/06/1961

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