Wonderful Amy ... 1932

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Full title reads: "South Africa. Wonderful Amy ... in the 'Desert Cloud' - reaches Cape Town in 4 days 6 hrs 52 mins, beating her husband - Jim Mollison's record - by 10 1/2 hours!"

Cape Town, South Africa.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
5303
Sort Number:
32/098
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:01:24:00
Canister:
32/98
Film ID:
691.01
Issue Date:
08/12/1932

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