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Car Speed Record 1948
Description
Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material.
Rome, Italy. Italian Piero Tarriffi breaks car speed record. Italian voiceovered.
Top shot of speed car on roadway. Close up shot of engine - Guzzi 500, pan along car. Close up shot of exhaust and engine ventilation holes....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 59803
- Sort Number:
- UNSO 041 I
- Time in/Out:
- 01:44:33:00 / 01:45:15:00
- Canister:
- UNSO Reel 041 I
- Film ID:
- 1522.40
- Issue Date:
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