Speedboat Race In South Africa 1937

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Full title reads: "PORT ALFRED, S.A."

Port Alfred, South Africa.

A man gives a sign with flag for start of speedboat race in Port Alfred, South Africa. Various shots of the speedboats racing along the river - people watching from the banks. Boats circling along a stretch of the river....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
13662
Sort Number:
37/061
Time in/Out:
01:25:22:00 / 01:26:02:00
Canister:
37/61
Film ID:
929.28
Issue Date:
02/08/1937

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