Glima 1932

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Titles read: "GLIMA - This isn't one of Epstein's new statues it's the national wrestling sport of Iceland. Leather belts and straps are the only necessary accessories."

M/Ss of two men wrestling in open-air ring. The men grapple with the belts around their shorts and throw themselves up into...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51337
Sort Number:
PSP 762
Time in/Out:
01:08:13:00 / 01:09:35:00
Canister:
PSP 762
Film ID:
1600.06
Issue Date:
10/11/1932

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