Britain Wins Moto Cross 1964

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Full title reads: "Hawkstone Park. Britain Wins Moto Cross"

Hawkstone Park, Shropshire.

GV Pan, start of the International Motocross Des Nations, pan into back view. LV As they come up hill towards and past camera in cloud of dust. GV Crowd. LV Riders come round bend, pan with No 32...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54700
Sort Number:
64/070
Time in/Out:
01:09:45:00 / 01:11:23:00
Canister:
64/70
Film ID:
1771.09
Issue Date:
27/08/1964

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