Speed King's Departure AKA Speed Kings Departure 1935

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Item title reads - Speed king's departure. Sir Malcolm Campbell leaves Southampton for Daytona.

Hampshire.

M/S as Sir Malcolm Campbell stands at the bottom of the steps of the "Aquitania" with the captain, he is smoking a cigarette. C/U as he shakes hands with the captain who wishes...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
10727
Sort Number:
35/007
Time in/Out:
01:23:13:00 / 01:24:01:00
Canister:
35/7
Film ID:
813.17
Issue Date:
24/01/1935

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  • The departure seen here took place on 23 January 1935. Attached is a short newspaper story from the era covering the departure....

    http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/articl
    e/35868683

    jamied 27th Jun 2012
  • "with the captain" - the captain is Peter Vaughan.

    jamied 27th Jun 2012

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