Wood Fibre Flowers 1931

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Close up shots of hands holding wood fibre sheets imported from Australia - very thin. Wood fibre sheets are used for flower making. Various shots of the girls making flowers out of thin fibre sheets - many close up shots of hands cutting, pressing and wiring flowers. Several...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42295
Sort Number:
NSP 108
Time in/Out:
01:15:50:00 / 01:17:25:00
Canister:
NSP 108
Film ID:
1254.11
Issue Date:

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