Straw Handicraft 1949

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Straw Handicraft. Florence, Italy.

L/S pan round buildings dotted among trees pan hill in Florence. C/U pan over hands plaiting straw. Pan along table showing raffia shoes and hands crocheting uppers for shoes. C/U...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
65562
Sort Number:
UN 2254 F
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:01:21:00
Canister:
UN 2254 F
Film ID:
2298.01
Issue Date:

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