Spinning Flax 1952

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Unissued / Unused material.

Spinning flax. Zignago, Italy.

CU flax passing camera. MS women taking flax from machine. MS as it is taken to another room. MS woman banging ends of flax to make it level. CU woman handing over flax. Various shots as it is put into hermetically sealed...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
78575
Sort Number:
UN 2489 G
Time in/Out:
01:50:51:00 / 01:52:22:00
Canister:
UN 2489 G
Film ID:
2638.19
Issue Date:
1952

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