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Dryland Swimming 1935
Description
Titles read: "Dryland swimming".
Pathe Studio, London.
In a set of a living room we see a woman in a swimsuit lying on a contraption that supports the body while you learn to swim - or perfect your swimming strokes. The frame was designed by WJ Howcroft, "the well-known swimming authority"....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 51737
- Sort Number:
- PSP 889
- Time in/Out:
- 01:21:30:00 / 01:23:19:00
- Canister:
- PSP 889
- Film ID:
- 1618.12
- Issue Date:
- 18/04/1935
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