Victoria Regia 1929

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Victoria Regia is the queen of all Water Lilies, found in the far backwaters of the Amazon.

Interior of a hothouse - probably at Kew Gardens, where several people look at the extremely large Water Lilies. C/U of the leaves of the Water Lilies. C/U of the flower. Dissolve into wider shot showing...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16564
Sort Number:
EP 111
Time in/Out:
01:45:07:00 / 01:46:13:00
Canister:
EP 111
Film ID:
926.19
Issue Date:
15/08/1929

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