The Channel Next Year 1928

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Item title reads - The Channel next year? 11 year old Joan Brunton swam from Dover to Deal - nearly 11 miles in 2 hours, 51 minutes! Dover, Kent.

M/S as a man (her father?) massages Joan's arms and neck to loosen them up, then puts her swimming hat on her head with some difficulty. M/S as...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35070
Sort Number:
G 1535
Time in/Out:
01:21:22:00 / 01:23:08:00
Canister:
G 1535
Film ID:
742.17
Issue Date:
06/09/1928

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