• Short Summary

    Athletes run to raise money for Finland.

  • Description

    Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown

    Title reads: "3 Mile Run. Rice Smashes record at Finn Relief Meet." American voiceover.

    Madison Square Gardens, New York, United States of America.

    Views of Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner, running around indoor track (he retired from racing some years before). Shots of crowd cheering.

    Various shots of 3 mile race, won by American Greg Rice.

    N.B. These are the Finnish Relief Fund Games - presumably to raise money to help Finns caught up in the Russo-Finnish War. Print is a bit scratched.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    566.16
    Media URN:
    58613
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:17:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:40:38:00 / 01:41:55:00
    Canister:
    UN 120 B

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