| Bobsledder Dies In World Title Contest | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1581 |
| Catalog #: | 352422 | |
| Clip Number: | 352422-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 026-437-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:20:33 - 00:21:36 | |
| Location: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany SPORTS: Bobsled, Luge | |
| Description: | Dull in imagery and contrast Garmisch-Partenkirchen, famed winter sports center is a setting for tragedy. In a practice run for the world's bob-sled championship, Switzerland’s four man team meets disaster at dead man's curve. But the match goes on, and the us. Team tops Germany for the crown. Mountains and scenic resort. Bobsledders pushing off the sled in order for them to make their run. Three military men taking pictures. Bobsled going through the course and they hit Dead Man's Curve. The sled flips and the drivers get thrown out, two got hurt and one is dead and the break man escapes disaster. The American Bobsled team goes through the course and they end up the winners. MCUS - Crowd applauding MCUS - The winning Bobsledders, American tea. | |
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