Strange Sea Creatures 1940-1949

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British Instructional Films presentation.

"Turtles" - C/Us of turtles swimming in a tank. Good shots of shells, heads, underneath of body. Turtle eating. "Sand Worms" - twig like plants (or animals?) stick out of sand. C/U of flower at end of stick opening out. Small shrimp like creature approaches...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71156
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:15:43:00 / 01:24:45:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1833.02
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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