Skins From Seals 1940-1949

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British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film.

Landscape. Seal hunters push boat out into the sea. Seal colony. Very large number of seals on the rocks. C/Us of seals moving around. Seals swim in the sea and climb on to the rocks. Baby seals play. Parents tend to their offspring....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
74600
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:22:54:00 / 01:31:30:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2291.05
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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