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Very Cross-Country! 1940
Description
Titles read: "VERY CROSS-COUNTRY!"
Indianapolis, United States of America.
Various shots of the Indianapolis Motorbike Rodeo - a cross country motorcycle race. Crowds of people watch the contestants zoom over the dusty and hilly course. Several men come off their bikes.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 15760
- Sort Number:
- PT 552
- Time in/Out:
- 01:47:57:00 / 01:48:59:00
- Canister:
- PT 552
- Film ID:
- 1208.26
- Issue Date:
- 28/10/1940
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