Racing Midget Cars 1914-1918

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Racing Midget Cars - location of events unknown.

CU of boy in miniature Fiat racing car; with exhaust smoke coming from it. GV mini-cars race on wide dirt track; past spectators. GV mini-cars race round curve. The boy in the Fiat drives toward camera; stops; jumps out; turns the car on its...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72239
Sort Number:
ON 075 P
Time in/Out:
01:02:10:00 / 01:03:13:00
Canister:
ON 075 P
Film ID:
1880.04
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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