Nippy Nipponese! 1941

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Titles read: "NIPPY NIPPONESE!"

Northern Japan.

Various shots of Japanese children putting on skis and skiing down a snowy hill. We then see several shots of men coming down a steep slope and over a ski-jump. A man comes down the slope at a great speed and lands in a heap at the bottom;...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15830
Sort Number:
PT 568
Time in/Out:
01:52:32:00 / 01:53:41:00
Canister:
PT 568
Film ID:
1212.29
Issue Date:
17/02/1941

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Cinemagazines
Categories
Sport & Leisure Sport & Leisure Lifestyle & Culture
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Japan, 1900-1945

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