Three Hundred Mile Race 1936

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Item title reads - Three hundred mile race for Vanderbilt Cup.

Location unknown.

Various shots as the cars speed around the track. L/S of circuit from the air. M/S as they race around, watched by people lining the route. M/S as the winner passes the finish line. C/U of him holding...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
13160
Sort Number:
36/085
Time in/Out:
01:53:51:00 / 01:54:35:00
Canister:
36/85
Film ID:
893.33
Issue Date:
22/10/1936

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