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14,000 Ft Up - With 147 Dangerous Curves… 1926
Description
Full title reads: "14,000 feet up with 147 dangerous curves. Glenn Schultz - America's dare-evil driver - wins annual race up Pike's Peak for second time in 19 minutes".
Colorado, United States of America.
M/S of two racing cars driving around a dusty track, they pass a man waving...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 26255
- Sort Number:
- G 1331
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:50:00 / 01:38:46:00
- Canister:
- G 1331
- Film ID:
- 636.17
- Issue Date:
- 23/09/1926
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