"Warming Her Up!" 1931

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Full title reads: "Ireland. 'Warming her up!' Kaye Don and 'Miss England II' show fine form in preliminary trials on Lough Neagh."

Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland (?)

The motorboat / speedboat 'Miss England II' is fitted with a propellor while on the side of the Lock. The boat is slowly...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
8258
Sort Number:
31/007
Time in/Out:
01:49:02:00 / 01:50:56:00
Canister:
31/7
Film ID:
755.32
Issue Date:
22/01/1931

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