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197 Start - 3 Finish! 1931
Description
Full title reads: "Toronto, Canada. 197 start - 3 finish! 21 year old George Young wins £2,000. 15 mile marathon swim in icy water of Lake Ontario - an epic of endurance."
Toronto, Canada.
Start of endurance swimming race as large field of men dive into the cold waters of Lake Ontario...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 12694
- Sort Number:
- 31/074
- Time in/Out:
- 01:10:48:00 / 01:12:33:00
- Canister:
- 31/74
- Film ID:
- 867.07
- Issue Date:
- 14/09/1931
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