Third Time - Successful! 1928

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Full titles read: "Third time... successful! - Miss Ivy Hawke, 23 year-old London Girl... conquers Channel in 19 hrs. 16 mins. (Exclusive Pictures)"

Dover, Kent.

Various shots of Ivy Hawke swimming along in the Channel. Another person is swimming beside her, and several people in a...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35028
Sort Number:
G 1531
Time in/Out:
01:20:56:00 / 01:22:12:00
Canister:
G 1531
Film ID:
740.12
Issue Date:
23/08/1928

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