Stately Zoo 1959

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Thame, Oxfordshire.

There are shots of the grounds of the stately home at Thame. A young man practises archery, C/U of target as the arrow hits. Some chefs prepare a barbecue. A man has a cheetah on a lead and walks it around the grounds. It has been hand tamed, and is called Chui.

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1076
Sort Number:
CP 251
Time in/Out:
01:10:33:00 / 01:12:18:00
Canister:
CP 251
Film ID:
97.08
Issue Date:
19/10/1959

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