Photographic Gems - Cherry Blossom Time 1933

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"Cherry blossom time - a certain sign that summer has arrived." Low angle shot of the bough of a cherry blossom tree. "In Japanese legends the Cherry blossom is a mystic flower - a token of beauty, love and happiness." L/S of man cutting the grass in a cherry orchard with a scythe. Another view of the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17594
Sort Number:
EP 257
Time in/Out:
01:44:23:00 / 01:46:18:00
Canister:
EP 257
Film ID:
974.21
Issue Date:
16/03/1933

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