1,100 Runners 1927

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Item title reads: "1,100 Runners compete in cross-country Race in wooded outskirts of Paris."

Paris, France

L/S across a field where hundreds of runners tear off at the start of a cross country race and run past the camera. Runners are seen along a wooded path. They become more spread...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26542
Sort Number:
G 1363
Time in/Out:
01:18:57:00 / 01:20:44:00
Canister:
G 1363
Film ID:
666.10
Issue Date:
13/01/1927

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