| CAMBERWELL BUTTERFLY Hugh Newman, a butterfly collector, releases the Camberwell Beauty in Greenwich Park. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6119 |
| Catalog #: | 46197 | |
| Clip Number: | 46197-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 88 | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:36 - 01:12:30 | |
| Location: | Kent and Greenwich Park. | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Butterflies LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | Tape B CAMBERWELL BUTTERFLY Hugh Newman, a butterfly collector, releases the Camberwell Beauty in Greenwich Park. Kent and Greenwich Park. Story about the Camberwell Beauty butterfly , known also as the 'Mourning Cloak'. Hugh Newman, lepidopterist, imports the rare butterfly from Europe and America to his Butterfly Farm at Bexley in Kent, and releases them in the hope that they will breed in the UK. CU of a case of butterflies - we pan round case. MS Two Camberwells perched on wires. CU Camberwell perched on wire. MS Mr. Newman comes into picture and starts to take butterfly off flower with a pair of pinchers. & CU MS MR. Newman takes butterfly out of picture R. to L. MS Mr. Newman hands butterfly to Mrs. Newman who paints its wings at Mr. Newman puts it in cage - he moves over to take another butterfly. CU Mrs. Newman. CU Mr. and Mrs. Newman - Mrs. Newman painting butterflies wing. BCU of wings being painted. CU Mr. Newmans hands as he puts the marked butterfly into cage into car gets in and drives off. MS The car coming through gates of park - it stops - Mr. Newman gets out with case walks out of picture R. to L. MS Mr. Newman opens cage and releases butterfly. Mr. Newman's hand as he helps butterflies out. CU Mr. Newmans face. CU of a released butterfly perched on flower. | |
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