Cycle Speedway 1948

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Cycle speedway on blitz site, New Cross.

London.

M/S as boy adjusts crash helmet. Various shots of boys getting changed in blitzed Wesleyan church. Various shots as they pump up pedals. M/S group of boys at starting line. Various shots of the race as they ride around the track. C/U...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34136
Sort Number:
NP 203
Time in/Out:
01:39:04:00 / 01:40:21:00
Canister:
NP 203
Film ID:
1249.25
Issue Date:
02/08/1948

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