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Excelsior ... A La Motor Cycle! 1932
Description
Full title reads: "Chamonix. Excelsior ... a la Motor Cycle! 2 intrepid youths climb (?) 8,000 feet up steep mountainside to summit of Mt. Brevent."
Chamonix, France.
High angle shot of man riding motor cycle over rocky terrain.
Low angle closer shot of the motor bike and...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 5131
- Sort Number:
- 32/070
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:05:00 / 01:52:13:00
- Canister:
- 32/70
- Film ID:
- 681.34
- Issue Date:
- 01/09/1932
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