Irish Hill Climb 1921

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Item title reads - Irish Hill Climbing Speed Test. Metropolitan Sportsmen hold Motor Cycling event near Tallagh, Co. Dublin.

L/S as motorcycle and sidecar drive towards the camera, people watch on either side. A motorcycle rides towards the camera and a man drops a flag, this is repeated with...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22245
Sort Number:
G 0769
Time in/Out:
02:01:07:00 / 02:02:15:00
Canister:
G 769
Film ID:
232.37
Issue Date:
05/05/1921

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