Such A Dear Little Pet... Is Sheba 1932

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"Why stop short at pet cats and dogs? Why not a sweet little African cheeta (sic) - about 3 feet long?" M/S of a woman standing in a garden with a cheetah on a lead - its name is presumably Sheba. The woman has some leopard (or possibly cheetah!) skin thrown around her neck. The cheetah lays down on...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17510
Sort Number:
EP 246
Time in/Out:
01:10:16:00 / 01:11:26:00
Canister:
EP 246
Film ID:
968.05
Issue Date:
06/10/1932

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