Sidecar Boys Side-Car Boys 1955

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Westerham, Kent.

M/S of a man putting helmet on a young boy's head. The man is probably his father. M/S of another father putting helmet on another boy's head. Boys are Ken Walker and Dudley Woodrow and "are still learning the art of grass-track sidecar racing" - tells the narrator - "so far...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1180
Sort Number:
CP 048
Time in/Out:
01:25:03:00 / 01:27:12:00
Canister:
CP 048
Film ID:
37.12
Issue Date:
28/11/1955

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  • I Rember the war Iwas only a boy .And i love to watch your pictures .Please keep up the good work All the best Tom Mc Kenna

    patrica 6th May 2013

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