Rickshaw Whoopee! 1940

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Titles read: "RICKSHAW WHOOPEE!"

San Francisco, California, United States of America.

Various shots of a rickshaw race through the streets of San Francisco. The race starts in the 'Chinese Village' area of the city and all the rickshaws are pulled by native Chinese people. When the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41438
Sort Number:
PT 514
Time in/Out:
01:20:57:00 / 01:22:03:00
Canister:
PT 514
Film ID:
1198.12
Issue Date:
05/02/1940

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