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Winter Sports In Switzerland

1930s , Switzerland (Other)

Cat no. 4416

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Sporting activities held in Switzerland in winter.

Film recording details of winter sports in Switzerland, including horse racing and skiing. Scenes involving horses include: horse racing, flat race [normal and slow motion footage of horse races from different vantage points], a buggy race, and ski-kjoring [horses pull individuals on skis]. Scenes involving skiing include shots of a young child on skis; adults ski-walking; downhill skiing; skiers practising and dealing with obstacles; a railway line being cleared of heavy snow by hand and a snow plough on a locomotive, including a shot from above the plough; a train arriving at a station, where skiers disembark; preparations made by skiers before a competition; a close up of two competitors; action from a cross country race, with some actuality shots; one skier filmed over the finish line [abrupt end].

Keywords

Sports; horses; winter sports; ski-ing; snow; heavy snowfall; rail travel in winter; inter-war continental tourism; leisure

Intertitles

For Ski-kjoring great skill and nerve are required. Ski-ing, the most popular winter sport. Owing to heavy snowfalls, the railway lines in the mountains must frequently be cleared by powerful snow ploughs attached to the front of the locomotives. Arrival of a train with skiers.

  • Maker : Rev Gebbie

Manifestations

Winter Sports In Switzerland

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    INV328388
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    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:26
    Modification Date
    08/10/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    738678
  • Barcode
    INV343947
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:26
    Modification Date
    08/10/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    738466
  • Barcode
    INV391837
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:11:26
    Modification Date
    08/10/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    738256
  • Barcode
    INV387577
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:19
    Modification Date
    04/03/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    737299
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV376322
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:19
    Modification Date
    02/03/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    737256
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV243069
    Canonical Identifier
    36
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    10/08/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    686541
    Sound
    silent

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