At The World's Winter Playground 1931

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Full title reads: "Chamonix. At the World's winter playground, Quaglia wins skating championship over Olympic Games course for France."

Chamonix, France.

Shots of a speed skating race on an open air track. The mountains, covered in snow, rise in the background. Shots of various races....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
8263
Sort Number:
31/008
Time in/Out:
01:56:07:00 / 01:57:36:00
Canister:
31/8
Film ID:
755.37
Issue Date:
26/01/1931

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