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  • Short Summary

    Huge crowds look at the animals at London Zoo on a Bank Holiday.

  • Description

    Bank Holiday at London Zoo.

    Shots of various animals; and of large crowds. Gorilla eating food from bowl. Elephants giving rides to groups of children as others watch. People reaching out to feed gorilla. More CUs gorilla. Shot of people getting off the elephant and coming down the stairs attached to special platform.

    A llama pulling a cart; crowds strolling through zoo. Crowds gathered round cages & also by more naturalistic environment. CU 3 monkeys sitting by rock wall. Whole lot of monkeys in area w/ man-made rocks and cliffs.

    Note: huge crowds at the zoo - quite a change to the present day - SL.

    Recreation.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2384.09
    Media URN:
    76203
    Group:
    Old negatives
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1920 - 1929
    Sound:
    Silent
    hd format:
    4K at Filmfinity, HD at Filmfinity
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:04:44:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:20:22:00 / 01:25:06:00
    Canister:
    ON 288 A

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