Polar Baby 1956

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Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire.

SV. Baby bear just walking over towards person who is holding small vessel with drink in it. SCU. Bear with hand in picture holding the vessel - he puts his head in for a drink and it is spilling over the side. He raises his paw to hold the vessel - raises the other...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31787
Sort Number:
56/027
Time in/Out:
01:28:35:00 / 01:29:37:00
Canister:
56/27
Film ID:
579.13
Issue Date:
02/04/1956

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