| CYCLIST NEWSBOYS DERBY Boys on trade bikes cycle at speed through the streets of Paris. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5359 |
| Catalog #: | 246451 | |
| Clip Number: | 246451-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1373 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:15 - 01:39:32 | |
| Location: | Paris, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1927 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Occupational LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris SPORTS: Children SPORTS/BICYCLE: Misc | |
| Description: | Cyclist newsboys' derby. Winner covers sixteen and a half miles through busy Paris streets with 8lbs. of newspapers in 57 mins. Paris, France M/S of hundreds of young cyclists on trade bikes as they set off on their ride through the streets of Paris. They are watched by crowds. One of the people in the crowd hands something to a cyclist riding over the cobbled streets - it could have been a drink of water. A van marked 'L'Atelier' follows the pack. They continue uphill. The young winner is held aloft by the crowd and he seen speaking. | |
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