News Flashes - Sea Going Austin 7 1953

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PADDLED AUTO "SAILING SEVEN"

Dublin, Ireland.

SV pan, float car being driven to waters edge. CU two women watching. SV & SCU Barre working on floats. SV crowd on beach. LV car travels through water. Mr Barre wants to cross Irish sea in water version of Austin 7.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29028
Sort Number:
53/093
Time in/Out:
01:52:11:00 / 01:52:37:00
Canister:
53/93
Film ID:
128.44
Issue Date:
03/12/1953

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