Wide Wide World 1947

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Full title reads: "Wide Wide World".

Cape Province, South Africa. The Royal family visit an Ostrich farm.

MS a group of ostriches. CU King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) and Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) looking at a baby ostrich. MS the baby ostrich...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40640
Sort Number:
47/020
Time in/Out:
01:09:37:00 / 01:11:36:00
Canister:
47/20
Film ID:
1179.05
Issue Date:
10/03/1947

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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