World's Winter Playground 1923

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Item title reads - World's Winter Playground. Snow clad hillside and valley echo to the sound of joyous winter sports lovers. St. Moritz, Switzerland.

M/S as men and women make their way through the snow pulling sledges. M/S as a boy whizzes round the corner on his sledge. M/S as a horse pulls...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24148
Sort Number:
G 1044
Time in/Out:
01:57:07:00 / 01:58:30:00
Canister:
G 1044
Film ID:
324.45
Issue Date:
27/12/1923

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