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Comic Swim In Serpentine 1914-1918
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Comic swim in Serpentine. Hyde Park, London
Line of men stand in diving position; on a pier in the Serpentine --some of them further out on a single plank. They are all wearing full set of clothes; including hats; though one or two are barefoot. They dive in. Shot of a few of the men swimming...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Cheri
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 72775
- Sort Number:
- ON 100 H
- Time in/Out:
- 01:17:41:00 / 01:18:01:00
- Canister:
- ON 100 H
- Film ID:
- 1898.14
- Issue Date:
- 1914 - 1918
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