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203.792 Miles An Hour 1927
Description
Item title reads: "203.792 miles an hour. Major Segrave and his 1,000 h.p British Sunbeam breaks all word records."
Daytona Sands, Florida
M/S as mechanics surround the car, with wheels removed. M/S Segrave seated in the car talking to a bystander. High shot from above of the car racing...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Margaret
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 32861
- Sort Number:
- G 1388
- Time in/Out:
- 01:24:06:00 / 01:25:28:00
- Canister:
- G 1388
- Film ID:
- 676.17
- Issue Date:
- 11/04/1927
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