French cinemagazine items including: 1. Swing-wing razzle dazzle - The “Mirage G”, variable geometry airplane unveiled at Istres. Polar expeditions - French Polar Expeditions 20th anniversary and Charcot’s birth 100th commemoration. 3. The Olympics: The Olympic torch lit in Greece. The Olympic torch in Paris.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314825
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Antarctica - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers - Antarctica
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → France - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → France - Social life and customs
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Documentary → Documentary films - France
History → Explorers - Antarctica
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Winter Olympics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)