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Pole Vault Or Swim 1959
Description
Title reads: "Pole vault or swim".
Freisland, Holland (Netherlands).
G/V crowd of children watching the pole jumping competition over a canal. C/U pole being put into the water. C/U contestant testing the strength of the pole. C/U official, pan to the jumping pole being held steady....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 51178
- Sort Number:
- 59/069
- Time in/Out:
- 01:36:36:00 / 01:37:47:00
- Canister:
- 59/69
- Film ID:
- 1591.33
- Issue Date:
- 27/08/1959
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