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ROCKRIBBED MAINE. 11/26.
GENERAL SURVEY OF THE STATE OF MAINE. (CAN INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES: ROCKLAND, RAYMOND, EASTPORT, WISCASSET, PASSAMAQUODDY, MOOSEHEAD, LAFAYETTE, LIME, WELCH HERBERT). SCENIC NEW ENGLAND STREAM WITH SMALL FOOT BRIDGE |
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FISHING INDUSTRY WORKERS PULL HUGE NET OUT OF HATCHERY POND.
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THREE WORKERS WADE INTO WATER & SCOOP UP LARGE SALMON WITH POLE NETS.
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WORKERS PULL FISH OUT OF NETS TO SHOW HOW FISH ARE.
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF WORKERS SCOOPING UP LOTS OF FLOPPING FISH FROM NET SPREAD ON LAKE. HARVESTING SALMON FISH.
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SCENIC SHOT OF MARSH LANDS WITH FLOCKS OF DUCKS RESTING IN COASTAL WATERS IN DISTANCE.
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CLOSER SHOT OF DUCKS SWIMMING AROUND ON WATER.
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FLOCK OF DUCKS, WATER FOWL TAKE OFF & FLY AWAY.
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HIGH ANGLE VIEW OF INDUSTRIAL AREA OF MAINE CITY. PAN ALONG WITH WATER IN DISTANCE, CITY BUSINESS DISTRICT BELOW.
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DUCKS, OTHER BIRDS ON WATER IN MARSHLAND.
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LARGE GROUP OF OLDER MEN & WOMEN WALK THROUGH POTATO FIELD TOWARDS CAMERA TOSSING POTATOES INTO AIR & CATCHING
THEM. MEN IN THE GROUP WAVE THEIR HATS IN CIRCLE AS THEY WALK. POTATO INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES & WIVES? |
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FOUR BUSINESSMEN STANDING IN FIELD HOLDING THEIR HATS & POTATO
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PAN LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE POSING IN POTATO FIELD. MEN CHEER (MOS) & WAVE THEIR HATS ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
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CU UNIDENTIFIED MAN REMOVES HIS HOMBERG HAT) & SMILES FOR CAMERA
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MATRONLY WOMAN POSES FOR CAMERA.
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SAME COUPLE SHAKING HANDS WITH "INDIAN" CHIEF & SQUAW ON INDIAN RESERVATION
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COUPLE POSE WITH LARGE GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS & INDIAN CHILDREN IN FRONT OF HOUSE.
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SQUAW BEATS DRUM AS ELDERLY NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS DO ETHNIC INDIAN DANCE. ONE OLD SQUAW SMOKES PIPE AS SHE DANCES.
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THREE GENERATIONS OF INDIAN WOMAN WEAVE BASKETS. INDIAN TODDLERS.
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YOUNG WHITE WOMAN WITH BABY SITS AMONG THEM ON LAWN AS THEY MAKE BASKETS. INDIAN CHIEF IN BKGD HAS NAZI SYMBOL
ON HIS SCARF AS HE CARVES WOOD FOR THE WEAVERS. |
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CLASSIC SHOT OF YOUNG NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WOMAN
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CU HANDIWORK OF WEAVING BASKET.
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CU OLD INDIAN WOMAN SMOKING PIPE AS SHE WEAVES. GETS TEASED BY OTHERS. COMICAL FACIAL EXPRESSION.
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CU VERY CUTE YOUNG NATIVE AMERICAN CHILD HOLDING SHUTTLE-COCK FOR WEAVING. WEARING WESTERN CLOTHING.
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SWIMMING RACE. 1929.
VERY YOUNG MOE & SHEMP HOWARD ACT OUT EARLY THREE STOOGES-TYPE ROUTINE. COLLEGE KIDS PUSH EACH OTHER INTO POOL. LOTS OF "HORSE PLAY" BESIDE POOL. |
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CROWD STANDING & SITTING AROUND LARGE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL
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WATERMELONS THROWN INTO POOL. MEN (INCLUDING HOWARD BROTHERS) & WOMEN DIVE INTO POOL & RACE TOWARDS MELONS
TRYING TO FISH THEM OUT. POOL GAMES |
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WOMEN IN BATHING SUITS SIT ON DIVING BOARD EATING & SHARING LARGE PIECES OF WATERMELON. TURNS INTO FOOD
FIGHT WITH MOE & SHEMP BEATING EACH OTHER UP. TEENAGERS FIGHT & PUSH WATERMELON INTO EACH OTHERS FACES. |
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PEOPLE SLIDING DOWN HUGE SLIDE & INTO POOL. "METROPOLITAN POOL. AMATEUR BOXING IN THE POOL THIS FALL" SIGNAGE PAINTED ON SIDE OF BUILDING.
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POV FROM TOP OF WATER SLIDE INTO POOL AS PEOPLE SLIDE DOWN SLIDE. MOE HOWARD WATCHES.
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MOE & SHEMP CONDUCT UKELELE PLAYER & YOUNG MALE SINGERS AS GROUP OF WOMEN PERFORMING CHORUS LINE DANCE ROUTINE POOLSIDE.
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EVERYONE GETS INTO POOL
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MOCK WEDDING. GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. 1920s
STUDENTS OF BRENAU GIRLS COLLEGE DEPICT THE MODERN AGE IN JAZZ. WEDDING SHOWING THAT EVEN MARRIAGES NOWADAYS ARE RULED BY JAZZ AND SPEED. ALL-WOMAN WEDDING WITH WOMEN IN DRAG-CROSS DRESSING. cross dressed gay wedding homosexual mock wedding |
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"TRADITIONAL" WEDDING PROCESSION SHOT FROM BEHIND OF MINISTER & MEMBERS OF WEDDING PARTY WALKING AWAY FROM
CAMERA & INTO GARDEN TO PERFORM CEREMONY. |
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LESS TRADITIONAL WEDDING PROCESSION:
INSTEAD OF MARCHING TO ALTAR, WEDDING PARTY DANCE FOWARD AS THEY ENTER GARDEN. "MALE" MEMBERS OF PARTY ARE ACTUALLY WOMEN IN DRAG. |
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"MINISTER" PERFORMS CEREMONY SWAYING TO MUSIC AS DOES THE REST OF WEDDING PARTY. GROOM KISSES BRIDE.
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CU BRIDE KISSING GROOM. TWO WOMEN KISSING. PASSIONATE LOOK IN "GROOM'S" EYES. LESBIAN LOVE.
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WEDDING DANCE IN WHICH THE BRIDE DOES A FEW JAZZ STEPS WITH THE "MALE" MEMBERS OF THE WEDDING PARTY.
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AFRICAN AMERICANS SINGING. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. 3/21/29.
BLACK WORK SONGS. BLACK QUARTET SINGING ROOTS OF GOSPEL DO-WOP DELTA. |
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BLACK MEN SINGING "SWANEE RIVER" WHILE IN ROW BOAT. PADDLE INTO FRAME. TREES IN SWAMP COVERED IN SPANISH MOSS.
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SINGING "YOU CAN'T GET TO HEAVEN WITH A SWEETHEART & A WIFE" WITH BANJO PLAYER WHILE SITTING NEAR LARGE STUMP.
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CU TWO BLACK MEN JOKING & LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY.
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JACK O'BRIEN ON BOXING & HEALTH. NEW YORK CITY. 1/29/29.
51-YEAR OLD JACK O'BRIEN RECOUNTS HIS BOXING CAREER. MEMTIONS FINAL BOUT WITH STANLEY KETCHELL & CALLS SAM LANGFORD "THE GREATEST NEGRO BOXER OF ALL TIME". O'BRIEN ALSO RECOMMENDS STAYING IN GOOD SHAPE FOR GOOD HEALTH. ATHLETE. |
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VENICE SCENES AROUND CITY. VENICE, ITALY. 1920s
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FOUR POIROT CLOWNS WALK TOWARDS CAMERA IN NARROW PASSAGEWAY. ONE RIDES ON OTHER'S SHOULDERS.
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TWO CLOWNS WITH BIG FLUFFY COLLARS DO CARTWHEELS DOWN ALLEY.
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CHILDREN LOOK OUT WINDOW WITH NO GLASS ABOVE CANAL.
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PAN TO WATER STREET
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POV ON CANAL LOOKING AT BRIDGE OF SIGHS? DUCAL PALACE?
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ORANTE ARCHWAY OVER CANALS
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RED CROSS GONDOLA PASSING ON CANAL. AMBULANCE BOAT.
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NYC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. NEW YORK CITY. 7/26/26.
VARIOUS SCENES OF CONSTRUCTION OF "SKYSCRAPER" BUILDING AT CORNER-INTERSECTION OF LEXINGTON AVE. AND 44TH STREET. |
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MULTIPLE TAKES PAN DOWN ALONG METAL GIRDER SKELETON STRUCTURE TO STREET BELOW. VARIOUS PEDESTRIAN, VINTAGE AUTO, TRUCK TRAFFIC. INCLUDES WOMEN IN "FLAPPER" ERA DRESS & NUNS CROSSING STREET.
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STEEL BEAM BEING LIFTED BY CRANE WIRES ON TOP OF BUILDING.
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THREE STEEL WORKERS ON PLATFORM ON SIDE OF STRUCTURE CONNECTING UPRIGHT GIRDER TO BEAM.
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PAN WORKERS BUSY AT WORK ON ONE OF THE FLOORS.
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HIGH ANGLE SHOT OF WORKERS ON FLOOR LEVELS BELOW LAYING FLOOR BOARDS & DOING VARIOUS WORK.
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PAN ALONG FLOOR LEVEL OF JUST GIRDERS. WORKER WALKS ALONG GIRDERS.
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STACK OF STEEL GIRDERS BEING LIFTED BY OVERHEAD CRANE. PAN ALONG TO CRANE OPERATOR.
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WORKERS STRADDLE GIRDERS AS THEY WORK
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PILES OF WOODEN PLANKS, CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES. PAN ALONG WORK SITE.
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WORKER TAKES RED HOT RIVETS FROM FURNACE, TOSSES THEM TO WORKER WHO CATCHES IT IN FUNNEL-LIKE CONTAINER.
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PAN OF CONSTRUCTION SCENE LAYING FLOORBOARDS
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NYC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. NEW YORK CITY. 9/17/26.
VARIOUS SCENES OF AMERICAN FLAG BEING RAISED TO THE TOP OF 40 STORY SKYSCRAPER BUILDING TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF THE ERECTION OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL. (USED 8/002). |
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VARIOUS SHOTS & ANGLES OF "DAREDEVIL" CONSTRUCTION WORKER RIDING ON BEAM CARRYING LARGE AMERICAN FLAG BEING LIFTED
BY CRANE HIGH ABOVE THE CITY AND PAST BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. |
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WORKERS HANGING ONTO CRANE HOOK ADJUSTS MASSIVE FLAG TO BEAM. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH NO SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
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WORKER WALKING ALONG BEAMS OF BUILDING SLIGHTLY LOSES BALANCE
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WORKER CLINGING TO POLE WITH FLAG HIGH ABOVE CITY WAVES TO CAMERA.
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HIGH ANGLE SHOT OF BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION & STREET BELOW.
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AMERICAN FLAG FLIES ON POLE HIGH ATOP STEEL SKELETON OF SKYSCRAPER.
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"CHINATOWN" BANKING CRISIS. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. 7/24/26
FALL OF FRANCS STARTS RUN ON BANKS IN FRISCO CHINATOWN. VARIOUS SCENES AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE ALL DAY TO DRAW OUT THEIR MONEY. ENDLESS LINE OF CHINESE PEOPLE STANDING ALONG SIDEWALK. ECONOMY. |
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POLICEMAN STANDS AT DOORWAY OF "ORIENTAL BRANCH OF THE FRENCH AMERICAN BANK". CHINESE PEOPLE PEERING INTO WINDOW
AS THEY WAIT. |
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CU SIGN WRITTEN IN CHINESE ON BANK WINDOW.
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SNOWSTORM PARALYZES TRAFFIC. NEW YORK CITY. 2/20/34.
NATURAL DISASTER, EXTREME WEATHER. VARIOUS CITY SCENES OF SNOW-COVERED NYC. AFTERMATH OF SNOWSTORM. |
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SCENES OF SNOW-COVERED TREES & GROUND IN CENTRAL PARK. WINTER SCENE, SKYLINE IN BKGD.
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WORKERS CLEARING SNOW AWAY FROM FRONT OF BUILDING, SHOVELING. (STEPS OF CITY HALL?)
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HORSE-DRAWN SNOW-PLOW CLEARS SNOW FROM SIDEWALK.
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COP DIRECTING TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF SUBWAY ENTRANCE KIOSKS. CLICHE SHOT MEN HOLDING HATS AS THEY RUN ACROSS STREET SO HATS WON'T BLOW OFF. WINDY, COLD.
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MEN IN PARKING LOT
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FRONT OF BUILDING (CITY HALL AGAIN?)
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HORSE-DRAWN SNOW PLOW CLEARS SIDEWALK AROUND PARK AREA
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WORKERS CLEARING SNOW AWAY FROM FRONT OF BUILDING
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HORSE-DRAWN SNOW PLOW CLEARS SIDEWALK AROUND PARK AREA
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VARIOUS SHOTS PEOPLE CROSSING STREET & WALKING ALONG SIDEWALK IN SNOW & WIND
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DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION MOTORIZED SNOWPLOW AT WORK CLEARING SNOW. CREATING MOUND OF SNOW.
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POLICEMAN HELPING WOMAN CROSS ICY STREET.
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEOPLE CROSSING STREET, COMING FROM SUBWAY ENTRANCE, TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS, ETC.
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LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH SNOW SHOVELS CLEARING SNOW FROM STREETS & SIDEWALKS
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LARGE MACHINE WITH CONVEYOR-TYPE MECHANISM SCOOPING UP SNOW FROM PILE & DUMPING IT INTO DUMPTRUCK. SNOW REMOVAL.
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HIGH ANGLE AERIAL VIEW FROM TOP OF NEW YORK TIMES NEWSPAPER BUILDING OF TRAFFIC & TIMES SQUARE DOWN BELOW.
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SHOT OF RIALTO THEATRE
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MUSIC BOXES. UNITES STATES. 4/29.
JACCARDS'S MUSIC BOX. MUSICAL NOVELTIES SUCH AS A MUSICAL PLATE, MUSICAL DECANTER, JEWELRY CABINET, WHISTLING CHARLIE CHAPLIN FIGURE, MUSICAL LITTLE BROWN JUG, CIGARETTE BOX. DEMONSTRATES BOXES SHAPED LIKE A BARREL, A UKELELE, TISSUE BOX, DOG HEAD, SWISS CHALET, ETC. MOST PLAY MUSIC WHEN THEY ARE OPENED. |
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OLD, WHITE-HAIRED CRAFTSMAN WORKS ON LARGE MUSIC BOX MECHANISM. MAKES ADJUSTMENTS WITH TOOLS. MUSIC PLAYS.
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MAN IN SHOP LOOKING TO BUY UNUSUAL PRESENTS. SHOP OWNER DEMONSTRATES MUSICAL CIGARETTE CASE & MANY OTHER MUSICAL
NOVELTIES. WINDS UP CLOCKWORK. |
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DEMONSTRATES WHISTLING FIGURE.
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"PLAYS" MUSICAL UKULELE
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CU LARGE MUSIC BOX WORKS.
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CU VARIOUS MUSIC BOXES.
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CU MUSIC BOX WORKINGS, SPINNING CYLINDER
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MUSICAL MECHANICAL BIRDS.
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