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A Gallant Failure 1929
Description
South Africa.
Full titles read: "A GALLANT FAILURE - Whilst failing to beat MAJOR SEGRAVE'S World record Captain Campbell in his "BLUE BIRD".... beat US record by 11 mph."
L/S of crowds of people gathering in the desert like location to watch the record bid. L/S of the "Blue Bird"....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 36496
- Sort Number:
- G 1607
- Time in/Out:
- 01:48:57:00 / 01:51:34:00
- Canister:
- G 1607
- Film ID:
- 788.34
- Issue Date:
- 16/05/1929
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"man smoking cigarette" - that's Campbell's chief engineer, Leo Villa.