| HUMAN POLAR BEARS Some people take their pleasures the hard way, including Canada's toughest swimmers. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5781 | |
| Catalog #: | 292881 | |
| Clip Number: | 292881-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 56/4 | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:21 - 01:09:11 | |
| Location: | Montreal, Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Saunas / Steam & Hot Tubs LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Quebec, Montreal SPORTS/WATER: Winter Swimming | |
| Description: | HUMAN POLAR BEARS Some people take their pleasures the hard way, including Canada's toughest swimmers. Montreal, Canada. MS. Men and women in steam bath (title super over). SV. Interior, men and women sitting in steam bath (2 shots). CU. Sign on board "The Polar Bears" and drawing of bear. SV. Men and women dressed in swimsuits walking out from steam hut to bitter cold weather outside. Back view, men and women running over ice to swimming hole on St. Lawrence river. SV. Breaking ice over the hole, men and women jump in. Pan to people laughing. SV. Men bathing in ice hole SV. Men and women still in swimsuits throwing snowballs at each other. Men and women smiling, walking back to steam room. | |
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