Performing Chimpanzee AKA The Wonderful…

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VS A Chimpanzee watched and aided by keeper wearing in a dress - does various acrobatic tricks on a tight rope. The Chimp then sits at a table and eats from plate and drinks from a cup. The ape is shown turning the handle on an early film camera. The Chimpanzee...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
60505
Sort Number:
UN 0001 B (N)
Time in/Out:
01:15:37:00 / 01:19:33:00
Canister:
UN 1 B (N)
Film ID:
1694.04
Issue Date:

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