Venice Pigeons 1952

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Venice pigeons.

Italy.

Various shots of the Piazza di San Marco full of pigeons. L/S domes on church. L/S pigeons perched waiting for 2 o'clock to come. M/S clock tower. M/S pigeons taking off from wall as it chimes. C/U keeper with food leaving building. M/S mass of pigeons landing...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43394
Sort Number:
NP 427
Time in/Out:
01:55:08:00 / 01:56:48:00
Canister:
NP 427
Film ID:
1309.28
Issue Date:
17/11/1952

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0:010:020:030:04

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