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The Language Of A Fan 1932
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Woman in old fashioned Georgian dress holds up a fan to display it to the camera. She picks up various fans and turns them to show the camera. Closer shot of the woman and her fans. "Those days, every little movement had a meaning of its own. Dropping the fan slowly and waving it...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 16976
- Sort Number:
- EP 234
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:57:00 / 01:39:54:00
- Canister:
- EP 234
- Film ID:
- 958.19
- Issue Date:
- 17/03/1932
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