Speeding Up Nature 1935

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Description

Title reads: "SPEEDING UP NATURE".

Various shots of the stamens of the Bottle Brush Tree growing at high speed (time lapse footage). Water lilies are seen opening - beautiful!

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37255
Sort Number:
PT 279
Time in/Out:
01:47:31:00 / 01:48:49:00
Canister:
PT 279
Film ID:
1056.24
Issue Date:
29/07/1935

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