Beachy Head To Hastings 1945

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Full title reads: "BEACHY HEAD TO HASTINGS".

Beachy Head & Hastings, East Sussex.

Channel swimmer George Booker entering the sea and starts swimming in preparation for his Channel swim.

Several good close up shots of the swimmer at sea. He is using the crawl stroke and there...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40207
Sort Number:
45/074
Time in/Out:
01:31:31:00 / 01:33:09:00
Canister:
45/74
Film ID:
1163.17
Issue Date:
13/09/1945

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