Horse Race Melbourn Cup 1945 1945

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Melbourne, Australia.

Huge crowds at an Australian race meeting. Some fashionable women seen. Long shot, the start of the race. Various shots of the race in progress and the finish. The winner "Rainbird" being led into paddock, the jockey dismounting.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62735
Sort Number:
UN 1400 A
Time in/Out:
01:21:53:00 / 01:23:25:00
Canister:
UN 1400 A
Film ID:
2066.13
Issue Date:

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