Walking Race 1955

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Seregno, Italy.

SCU. Start of the international 100 kilometres walking race. CU. Side view, No 1, No 2 and No 28. SLV. Walkers, No's 11, 33 and 13 past camera. SCU. No 4 taking a drink at dawn. SCU. England's Don Thompson No 5, walking past camera. CU. No 2 walking. SCU. Thompson drinking....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31311
Sort Number:
55/090
Time in/Out:
01:41:07:00 / 01:42:04:00
Canister:
55/90
Film ID:
553.32
Issue Date:
10/11/1955

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