1500 Cyclists & Cuts 1926

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France.

Title: "1500 Cyclists compete in race round Paris in eliminating trial for Dunlop Trophy".

M/S, looking over the heads of a crowd, of the hundreds of cyclists whizzing down a crowd lined boulevard. L/S of the cyclists zooming down an tree lined avenue. Point of view shot from...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25639
Sort Number:
G 1281
Time in/Out:
01:50:02:00 / 01:52:54:00
Canister:
G 128
Film ID:
484.16
Issue Date:
01/04/1926

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