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Motor Racing - Crystal Palace 1938
Description
Item title reads - Crystal Palace.
Motor racing for Imperial trophy. London.
M/S as the racing cars set off, various shots as they speed around the bends, M/S as G.E. (George) Abecassis passes the finish line first. M/S as he is presented with the trophy.
Cataloguer's note:...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 18129
- Sort Number:
- 38/081
- Time in/Out:
- 01:54:01:00 / 01:54:35:00
- Canister:
- 38/81
- Film ID:
- 983.34
- Issue Date:
- 10/10/1938
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"G E Abecassis" is George Abecassis.
The date of the event is 8 October 1938.
George Abecassis winning in his supercharged 1½-litre Alta.