World's Winter Playground 1930

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Murren, Switzerland.

Full titles read: "WORLD'S WINTER PLAYGROUND - Winter sports are now in full swing in brilliant sunshine & exhilarating mountain air."

Intertitle reads: "The British Skiing championship at Murren..."

L/S's of snow covered mountains and the building of...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
18796
Sort Number:
G 1681
Time in/Out:
01:48:47:00 / 01:52:36:00
Canister:
G 1681
Film ID:
814.33
Issue Date:
30/01/1930

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