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Athletic Perfection 1924
Description
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.
Title: "ATHLETIC PERFECTION in Varsity Relay Contests - in which new records were set up - perfectly portrayed by our unique camera".
Panning shot follows two athletes around a running track (looks like a courtyard outside one of the colleges), the two athletes...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 24744
- Sort Number:
- G 1143
- Time in/Out:
- 01:53:22:00 / 01:54:27:00
- Canister:
- G 1143
- Film ID:
- 364.22
- Issue Date:
- 04/12/1924
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