Bicycles down the years

Australia, 1986

Film
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An introduction to the history of the bicycle, looking at some of the technical and social changes in the past one hundred and twenty years. Bill Sidebottom and Doug McCann from Museum of Victoria present a collection of vintage and veteran bicycles to tell the story.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

director

Jeff Spencer

producer

David Ferris

production company

Victoria. Ministry of Education

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508899

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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