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"An Indoor Switzerland" 1930
Description
Full title reads: "France. 'An Indoor Switzerland.' Artificial ice, snow and mountains, enable Parisians to enjoy all thrills of winter sports."
Paris, France.
Various shots of boys skiing down an indoor ski slope. Several of them fall when they reach the bottom. More shots of people...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 8251
- Sort Number:
- 30/061
- Time in/Out:
- 01:39:20:00 / 01:40:45:00
- Canister:
- 30/61
- Film ID:
- 755.25
- Issue Date:
- 29/12/1930
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Elements of this footage exist in clip 877.08, (bearing the same title), along with some fresh images. The other clip is dated 1931, rather than the 1930 seen here.