Bicycles - Ancient And Modern 1920

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Herne Hill, London.

Intertitle: "BICYCLES - ANCIENT AND MODERN at N.C.U. Annual Championships".

L/S of a sloping bicycle track, five men on Penny Farthings race past the camera. M/S of the Penny Farthings racing away from the camera, crowds of spectators can be seen on the far side...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21571
Sort Number:
G 0701
Time in/Out:
01:50:21:00 / 01:50:59:00
Canister:
G 701
Film ID:
212.46
Issue Date:
06/09/1920

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