A Miraculous Escape 1941

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Item title reads - A miraculous escape.

America (USA).

Various shots of stock car racing in America. The cars bump each other about and one car takes a bad tumble, it catches light but the driver crawls out unhurt as people run towards him.

Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39239
Sort Number:
41/068
Time in/Out:
01:44:26:00 / 01:45:11:00
Canister:
41/68
Film ID:
1127.22
Issue Date:
25/08/1941

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