Girls Great Channel Swim AKA Girl's Great… 1926

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Full title reads: "Girl's Great Channel Swim. Miss Clarabelle Barratt of America - after being in the water 21 hrs. and 40 mins. has to give up when within 2 miles of French shore".

Dover, Kent.

M/S of Clarabelle standing on Dover beach in her swimsuit, a man is rubbing her body in...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
26099
Sort Number:
G 1317
Time in/Out:
01:17:26:00 / 01:19:14:00
Canister:
G 1317
Film ID:
580.06
Issue Date:
05/08/1926

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