Wild Animals At Ascot 1958

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Ascot, Berkshire.

Various shots of the town including the racecourse. Ascot countryside. Suddenly a group of elephants emerge from woodlands. Various shots of the jumbos. They run around a bit. A tiger is taken for a walk on a lead. These are all animals from Bertram Mills Circus having a little...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3154
Sort Number:
CP 159
Time in/Out:
01:24:39:00 / 01:26:23:00
Canister:
CP 159
Film ID:
207.12
Issue Date:
13/01/1958

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