Violet Lorraine 1920-1929

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Violet Lorraine collects for the blind.

River Thames, London.

Fund-raising promotion: Violet Lorraine (musical entertainer?) rides on a small boat on the River Thames (?) decorated w/ flowers and signs: 'Geranium Day for the Blind.' Her boat comes alongside a commercial boat or barge...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
76560
Sort Number:
ON 334 A
Time in/Out:
01:33:49:00 / 01:34:57:00
Canister:
ON 334 A
Film ID:
2416.09
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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0:010:020:030:04

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