Zoo Arrivals 1937

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Zoo arrivals.

National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, South Africa.

Various shots of large stone walls and towers on mountainside - part of zoo site. Various shots of exotic animals in the zoos. Animals seen are; pelicans, black swans, mountain goats, antelopes, stags, cape buffalos,...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42004
Sort Number:
NSP 061
Time in/Out:
01:04:17:00 / 01:05:25:00
Canister:
NSP 61
Film ID:
1240.10
Issue Date:
27/05/1937

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