Keeping Cool 1933

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United States of America. "An easy matter in this huge Texas concrete swimming pool - with room for 2,500 bathers." Panning shot of a huge pool of swimmers. It is an open air pool. M/S of group of men diving off the side of the pool together, then swimming towards the camera. Lots of people sit on the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17627
Sort Number:
EP 262
Time in/Out:
01:06:50:00 / 01:08:11:00
Canister:
EP 262
Film ID:
978.04
Issue Date:
08/06/1933

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