We Love Lepidoptera 1968

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Sherbourne, Dorset.

Selection of close up shots of different colourful butterflies. Woman chases butterfly across field and catches it in her net. Voiceover tells us that this is not only a hobby but a business.

Butterflies are not only chased but artificially bred. A man is seen...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4484
Sort Number:
CP 712
Time in/Out:
01:28:07:00 / 01:30:37:00
Canister:
CP 712
Film ID:
457.08
Issue Date:
15/08/1968

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