The Wedding Of The Hippopotamus 1933

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Titles read: '"The Wedding of the Hippopotamus" - Just a heart-touching episode from the famous Sydney Zoo - '.

Sydney, Australia.

Various shots of a ship in dock; some giraffes are seen on board and a large crate containing a hippopotamus is loaded onto the quayside. Several shots...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37404
Sort Number:
PT 154
Time in/Out:
01:58:22:00 / 02:00:20:00
Canister:
PT 154
Film ID:
1070.28
Issue Date:
06/03/1933

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