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At Express Speed 1926
Description
St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Title: "At Express Speed down famous Ice Shoot, provides limit in thrills ... and sometimes accidents!"
L/S of a crowd of people gathered at the base of a snow capped mountain. L/S of a bob sleigh coming down a shoot built into the side of the mountain, crowds...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 25500
- Sort Number:
- G 1263
- Time in/Out:
- 01:44:31:00 / 01:46:34:00
- Canister:
- G 1263
- Film ID:
- 448.29
- Issue Date:
- 27/01/1926
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