Travers Reliability Trial 1921

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Item title reads - Travers open reliability trials under auspices Auto Cycle Union. Newcastle.

Motorcycles ride down a path through a crowd, they all have a number on the front. A policeman waves people back to make room for a car to drive through. L/S as the motorcycles ride up a path and...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
22244
Sort Number:
G 0769
Time in/Out:
01:57:02:00 / 02:01:02:00
Canister:
G 769
Film ID:
232.36
Issue Date:
05/05/1921

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