Summary

Dog sled race in Sierra Nevada mountains, 1929

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Pathe
Negative # 190
Clip SR002823_02_01.mov
Date 2/1/2029
Title Dog sled race in Sierra Nevada mountains, 1929
Description Title card: "Dogs Race in Sierra Snows - Truckee, Cal. - Mushers start dog teams on long hike over mountain trail" / woman wearing parka with fur-lined hood pats a couple of sled dogs as man with huge megaphone speaks through it / men with dog sled / young female contestant pats dogs as one barks / CU man with megaphone, pan to woman in parka / crowd lines snowy street as dog sled team races to camera / man with sled; tilt down to dog lying at his feet with paws on the sled / dog team takes off, pulling sled bearing the man and his dog "passenger" / another team takes off / WS dog sled moves across snowy terrain / POV alongside sled trail as dog teams run / the former "passenger" dog runs behind its team and sled / VS dog teams move through picturesque settings / dogs trot to camera at end of race, with passenger dog riding on sled / man with megaphone / man who drove the passenger dog's sled smiles / Note: exact day not known
Country United States
Province/State California
City Truckee

Keywords

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Sierra Nevada Mountains
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