News In The Swim 1954

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Folkestone, Kent.

LV group of Egyptian swimming team standing at hotel entrance, & CU. GV pan, swimming pool at Folkestone. CU notice 'Channel Swimmers Now in Training'. SV three swimmers exercising on edge of pool, left to right, Bob Payson of U.S.A. Toufic Bleik from Lebanon, Signor Beltram...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
29656
Sort Number:
54/061
Time in/Out:
01:48:07:00 / 01:49:13:00
Canister:
54/61
Film ID:
176.32
Issue Date:
09/08/1954

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  • "Signor Beltram" is Damian Beltram.

    jamied 2nd Jun 2012

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