Scooter Skiing 1969

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No titles. Scooter Skiing.

Kitzbuhel, Switzerland.

General view of Kitzbuhel showing snow-covered mountains and town below. Various shots of competitors in a scooter skiing contest - they sit on spindly scooters and tear down the side of the snowy mountains as spectators watch. Looks...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57076
Sort Number:
69/008
Time in/Out:
01:06:02:00 / 01:06:58:00
Canister:
69/8
Film ID:
2091.06
Issue Date:
23/01/1969

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