Rushing The Rapids 1926

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"Every year the Bavarian mountaineers come down to the rivers for a change in risks." L/S of crowds on a riverbank watching people climb into canoes. They are double canoes. One is pushed out into the river. L/S of the canoeists negotiating fast water passing under a bridge. Another couple pass the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36651
Sort Number:
EP 303
Time in/Out:
01:15:59:00 / 01:17:17:00
Canister:
EP 303
Film ID:
1006.14
Issue Date:
11/10/1926

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  • The exact location in the clip isnt clear, but the canoeists are negotiating parts of the Isar River, which runs between the Tyrol in Western Austria and Bavaria in South East Germany.

    jamied 18th Jun 2012

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