Was Darwin Right? 1935

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Titles read: "Was Darwin right?"

Moscow, Russia.

At the Moscow Experimental Zoo we see a group of men, including H G Wells and Professor Pavlov, being shown about. An anteater comes walking out of a cage. A chimpanzee looks inside a box, illustrating that monkeys are clever enough...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38636
Sort Number:
PT 252
Time in/Out:
01:44:43:00 / 01:46:16:00
Canister:
PT 252
Film ID:
1110.23
Issue Date:
21/01/1935

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