Here's Speed ... Nerve ... Skill ... And… 1933

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Full title reads: "Schriedberhau. Here's Speed ... nerve ... skill ... and danger! Roumania retains world's bob-sleigh championship - 1,836 yards in 85 secs. think of it, nearly a mile an minute!"

Schriedberhau, (location unknown).

CU members of bob sleighing team from Romania. Shots...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
6021
Sort Number:
33/017
Time in/Out:
01:06:21:00 / 01:07:16:00
Canister:
33/17
Film ID:
699.06
Issue Date:
27/02/1933

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  • "Schriedberhau, (location unknown)" - the placename should read Schreiberhau, in Germany.

    "members of bob sleighing team from Romania" - they are Alexandru Papana and Dumitru Hubert.

    jamied 1st Jun 2012

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