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The Super Test - Toronto 1924
Description
Toronto, Canada.
Title: "The SUPER TEST for man and machine - Canada's most daring motor cyclists at annual Hill Climb Contest".
High angled shot looking down a steep hill, a crowd of spectators watch from the bottom, a man with a flag signals to a motorcyclist who starts the climb...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 24388
- Sort Number:
- G 1084
- Time in/Out:
- 01:21:40:00 / 01:22:47:00
- Canister:
- G 1084
- Film ID:
- 340.14
- Issue Date:
- 15/05/1924
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