News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

990

Date Released

16 Sep 1920

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Ladies Long Distance Swimming Championship from Kew to Putney
• 2. Southend Sea Angling Festival Opens. The 1,318 Competitors Caught?
• 3. 'All Clothes’ Swimming Race in the Serpentine for the Puckett Cup
• 4. Cross Channel Swim. Mrs Arthur Hamilton was Only 9 Miles from France After 12 Hours in the Water. She is Continuing Her Training with a View to Another Attempt.
• 5. 'Mystery Tower’ Ship Launched. Thousands of People Assembled to See the Concrete and Iron Monster Towed Out of Shoreham Harbour. The Building Cost was £1,250,000 and the Vessel will be used for Coastal Defence.

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Competitors (fully clothed) dive into lake; race in progress; competitors wade out of water.

Keywords

Curiosities; Competitions; Swimming

Library number GR

4158

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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