Swan Upping 1925

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Cuts (rushes, out takes) for story SWAN UPPING in G 1209. The original story is currently missing. Paperwork reads - Swan Upping. Annual picturesque custom of marking the swans. On the Thames.

L/S of a swan and cygnets sailing along the Thames. M/S of two swans and three cygnets, M/S as one...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19673
Sort Number:
G 1209
Time in/Out:
01:02:27:00 / 01:03:55:00
Canister:
G 1209
Film ID:
414.03
Issue Date:

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