Roller Skating 1954

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Woking to Pirbrigth, Surrey.

Medium shot of man firing gun in the air - starting roller skating race in Surrey. LS. Skaters starting off. LS. Roller skaters skating along road. CU. Crowd watching. Tracking shot of men skaters. The champion is in the lead. Tracking shot of another skater. Tracking...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44449
Sort Number:
NP 527
Time in/Out:
01:49:21:00 / 01:50:54:00
Canister:
NP 527
Film ID:
1347.27
Issue Date:

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  • "Pirbrigth" in text and tags should read Pirbright.

    "The champion is in the lead." - this is Amateur World Champion Arthur "Pip" Baker. (Note that Baker is also the subject of clip 1335.26, recorded the same year).

    jamied 31st Mar 2013

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