Excelsior ... A La Motor Cycle! 1932

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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...

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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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