A Novel Race 1923

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Item title reads - A novel race. Runners beat cyclists over seven miles cross country race organised by Bloxwich Harriers. Walsall, West Midlands.

L/S as the runners race forwards with cyclists at the side. Various shots as the men run through the mud and cyclists struggle to carry their bicycles...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23591
Sort Number:
G 0961
Time in/Out:
01:48:34:00 / 01:49:45:00
Canister:
G 961
Film ID:
298.36
Issue Date:
08/03/1923

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