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1921 FRANCE / TRANSPORT:Gabriel Poulain wins prize with his aero bicycle
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0:48Now PlayingDate: 7th July 1921
Location: Paris
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
FRANCE: Paris:
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GV Aero-bicycle coming towards camera at fast rate - it rises about a foot over the ground then lands again
M. Gabriel Poulain lifts his aero-bicycle in triumph
GV aero-bicycle racing towards camera rising two foot above ground.
Men rush out to measure distance
Men measuring the distance Poulain has flown
GV aero-bicycle races towards camera and up
Crowd of spectators surrounding a grinning M. Poulain
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AEROPLANES / M POULAIN / FLYING BICYCLE
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