Blue Riband Of The Atlantic Presented To… 1937

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Title reads: "Blue Riband presented to "Normandie"."

On board French transatlantic liner, Normandie, mid Channel, Blue Riband of the Atlantic presented to Captain Thoreux by Malcolm Campbell.

Various L/Ss of ship at sea. M/S of officers on bridge. Various shots of presentation ceremony....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16043
Sort Number:
37/092
Time in/Out:
01:05:18:00 / 01:05:56:00
Canister:
37/92
Film ID:
943.06
Issue Date:
18/11/1937

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  • The trophy is being awarded to the SS Normandie for an Atlantic Crossing it made between 18-22 March 1937, which was then the world's fastest such crossing.

    "Captain Thoreux" is Pierre Thoreux.

    "H K Hales" is Harold K Hales.

    jamied 28th Jun 2012

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