Cinemagazine items featuring a variety of sports including: 1. The sport of fishing turned commercial - tuna fishing off the Galapagos Islands. 2. Action over the high hurdles, obstacle race, broad-jump, high jump, polevault (photography showing athletes in slow-motion). 3. Skiing on the sand, water skiing in Florida’s Biscayne Bay. 4. Sports in the Maine Woods - kayaks shoot the rapids of a roaring mountain stream, flat-bottome boats. 5. Outboard motor boats racing at high speeds. 6. The sport of kings - a steeplechase race. 7. Motorcycle race up a hill to the top. 8. Jalopy Derby free for all.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313119
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletes
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)