| Swimming the English Channel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 1785 | |
| Catalog #: | 521165 | |
| Clip Number: | 521165-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-16-016 | |
| Timecode: | 02:24:14 - 02:25:08 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1949 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Skills LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, English Channel SPORTS/WATER: Swimming | |
| Description: | Master 1785 - Tape 2 Night GV of beach with people carrying flares. MS as American Shirley Mae France is rubbed down with grease before her swim. CU Shirley smiling. MS swimmers on beach. Day GV of the Dover shoreline. MS Shirley Mae swimming in channel. GV Shirley Mae swimming with a boat following close behind. MS man taking a photograph from boat. MS as man in a row boat feeds Shirley Mae while she bobs in the water. GV Shirley Mae in water between two row boats, Shirley's father gives a wave and a shout from nearby. GV Shirley Mae between to row boats. GV Shirley in water next to row boat. MS coach in rowboat. MS coach talking to Shirley Mae while she is in the water. GV boats out in water as Shirley Mae is convinced to come back in. GV boat coming closer to shore. MS Shirley climbing into boat with a towel draped over her head. | |
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