Obstacle Race - France 1938

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France.

Various shots of men running through a town in a race. After running for a mile, they get onto bicycles and cycle for another mile. Then they get off their bikes and do a mile of cross country running that includes a bit of an obstacle course (men struggle under wire close to the ground)....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17955
Sort Number:
38/064
Time in/Out:
01:04:42:00 / 01:05:24:00
Canister:
38/64
Film ID:
977.08
Issue Date:
11/08/1938

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