| PASSENGERS Animal rides at London Zoo - camels, elephants and llamas all take passengers around the zoo. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6781 |
| Catalog #: | 440911 | |
| Clip Number: | 440911-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 141 | |
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| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Zoos/Animal Parks/Aquariums | |
| Description: | "Passengers." Excellent shots of London Zoo, 1930s; visitors riding camels and elephants, and in cart pulled by llama. LS tilt down: 3 camels in circular cage attached to building, at London Zoo. MLS tilt down : teenage boy sticking his hand through bars trying to coax camels to him. MLS camel stands between 2 sets of steps; child sits on camel's back between humps, holding baby; zookeeper lifts another little boy onto camel's neck. Another camel, another keeper and another set of kids are waiting their turn. LS keeper leading the 2nd camel, carrying 3 children, along walkway through Zoo grounds; they approach camera, pass & make U- turn by aviary. Pan rt. as another zookeeper leads a llama pulling a cart with 2 children along a sidewalk lined w/ roses. BG views of zoo buildings, landscaping, flower borders, crowds etc. Elephant standing between another pair of stairways; a keeper straddles elephant's back in front of a seat which holds group of women and children sitting back to back facing out to sides. The elephant walks away from ladders and past cam. Elephant stops; a man hands something to the animal which it takes in its trunk and lifts up to the keeper. LS more of this; small crowd now gathered around the elephant. LS 2 elephants carrying loads of riders pass each other in opposite directions; other zoo visitors standing or sitting on rows of chairs & benches on sides of the path. | |
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