The Philippine's Boat Race 1928

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Full titles read: "The Phillippine's [sic]"Boat Race" - has thrills all it's own... losers have to go overboard!"

Manila, Philippine Islands.

Various shots show several boats (they look a bit like kayak canoes) being paddled rapidly along a river in Manila; one crew are up to their...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
34717
Sort Number:
G 1489
Time in/Out:
01:19:35:00 / 01:20:27:00
Canister:
G 1489
Film ID:
722.09
Issue Date:
29/03/1928

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